Payton should use [tex]\frac{4}{5}[/tex] of bags in each pot
Solution:
Given that, Payton has 4 bags of potting soil
She has to put the same fraction in each of her 5 pots
To find: Fraction that should be used by Payton
From given question,
Total number of bags = 4
Number of pots = 5
To find, fraction of bag she should put in 1 pot, we have to divide the total number of bags by number of pots
fraction of bag she should put in 1 pot = Total no. of bags [tex]\div[/tex] no. of pots
[tex]\text{ fraction} = \frac{\text{ total number of bags }}{ \text{ number of pots }}[/tex]
[tex]\text{ fraction } = \frac{4}{5}[/tex]
Thus payton should use [tex]\frac{4}{5}[/tex] of bags in each pot
