Question

sharon is making latkes, a kind of potato pancake. she needs $\frac{3}{4}$ lb of potatoes for each batch.
sharon has 4 lb of potatoes.

sharon can make 5 full batches.
what fraction of a batch can sharon make with $\frac{1}{4}$ pound of potatoes?
sharon can make another $square$ of a batch.

Explanation:

Step1: Set up ratio equation

Let $x$ = fraction of batch.
$\frac{\frac{1}{4}}{\frac{3}{4}} = x$

Step2: Simplify the fraction

$x = \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{4}{3}$

Step3: Calculate final value

$x = \frac{1}{3}$

Answer:

$\frac{1}{3}$