How do you write a story problem that can be solved using $1 3/4 div1/2$ and explain how the calculation matches your story?

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Answer 1 · 2018-06-21T23:54:19

It may be easier to put some words to arbitrary numbers than to find the right expression for a real scenario.

Just assign some "reasonable" item to each value. In this case, you can say:

A lot of $1 3/4$ acres is $1/2$ of an inheritance received by each of two children. How many acres were in the original plot?

How do you write a story problem that can be solved using 1 3/4 div1/21 3/4 div1/2 and explain how the calculation matches your story?