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Nicholas buys 3/8 pound of cheese. He puts the same amount of cheese on 3 sandwiches. How much cheese does Nicholas put on each sandwich?

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Answer:

1/8

Explanation:

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User Tushortz
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well, we simply have to divide the 3/8 by 3, to see how much each sandwich gets.


\bf \cfrac{3}{8}/ 3\implies \cfrac{3}{8}/ \cfrac{3}{1}\implies \cfrac{\underline{3}}{8}\cdot \cfrac{1}{\underline{3}}\implies \cfrac{1}{8}
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