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Lorenzo ate 2/5 of his bag of almonds. His 4 friends ate equal shares of the remaining almonds. Which expression represents the almonds that each friend ate. options- 2/5 - 4, 4 divided by 3/5, 2/5 divided by 4, 3/5 divided by 4

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imma just tell you right know it's 3/4 divide by 4

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Given that Lorenzo ate 2/5 of his bag of almonds, the remaining amount was:
1-2/5=3/5
Given that 4 of his friend shared the remaining fraction equally, then the amount that each one ate was:
3/5÷4
that is:
3/5 divided by 4
this can be simplified to
=3/5×1/4
=3/20

The answer is: 3/5 divided by 4
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