Question

kamal works at the concession stand during his schools football games. its cold out, so he is selling hot chocolate. kamal has \\(\frac{1}{2}\\) of a cup of whipped cream to put on top of 4 hot chocolates. how many cups of whipped cream does he put on each hot chocolate? write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.

Explanation:

Step1: Divide cream by hot chocolates

$\frac{1}{2} \div 4$

Step2: Rewrite division as multiplication

$\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{4}$

Step3: Calculate product

$\frac{1 \times 1}{2 \times 4} = \frac{1}{8}$

Answer:

$\frac{1}{8}$