Question

Mrs. Sanders bought a block of chocolate that weighed 3⁄8 of a pound. She cut the chocolate into 3 equal pieces. What was the weight of each piece of chocolate?

Answer 1

The answer is each piece will weigh 1/8 of a pound.

Explanation:

If she has 3/8 pounds of chocolate and cuts it into 3 pieces we will divide the total amount (or in this case weight) of the chocolate by 3 in order to get our answer. By taking 3/8 and splitting it into 3 equal pieces we are left with 3 pieces each weighing 1/8 of a pound. You can verify this is correct by multiplying 1/8 by 3 to get 3/8