Solve the given problems. 2. A child needs to take 1 1/6 tablespoons of medicine per day in 4 equal doses. How much medicine is in each dose? 1. What is asked in the problem? 2. What are the given facts? 3. What is the operation to be used? 4. What is the number sentence? 5. Show your solution. The final answer got.
Answer (1)
Let's solve this problem step by step by understanding what is being asked and identifying the necessary information.
What is asked in the problem? The problem is asking for the amount of medicine in each dose when a child takes 1 1/6 tablespoons of medicine per day in 4 equal doses.
What are the given facts?
The child needs to take 1 1/6 tablespoons of medicine per day.
This daily amount is divided into 4 equal doses.
What is the operation to be used? Since we are dividing the total amount of medicine into equal doses, we'll use division.
What is the number sentence? The number sentence for this problem is: 6 7 ÷ 4 Here, 1 1/6 is converted to the improper fraction 6 7 .
Show your solution: To divide the fraction 6 7 by 4, we can multiply by the reciprocal of 4: 6 7 × 4 1 = 24 7
So, each dose of medicine is 24 7 tablespoons.
The final answer is that each dose contains 24 7 tablespoons of medicine.
