Question

Eric's bird feeder holds 1/3 of a cup of birdseed. Eric is filling the bird feeder with a scoop that holds 1/6 of a cup. How many scoops of birdseed will Eric put into the feeder?

Answer 1

2 scoops.

Explanation:

The bird feeder holds `1/3` of a cup of birdseed and the scoop holds `1/6` of a cup. To find out how many scoops (`x`) will fill the bird feeder, we need to divide the first number by the second number.

`x=1/3 -: 1/6`

`x=1/3xx6/1`

`:.x=2`