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A can contains 15/16 pound of vegetables. One serving of these vegetables weighs 1/4 pound. What is the total number of servings of vegetables in the can?

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There are 3 and 3/4 servings in the can of vegetables.

All we need to do is divide the total weight of the cans by the amount in each serving.

15/16 divided by 1/4 means we multiply 15/16 by 4/1

This will give us 60/16 which reduces to 15/4 and finally to 3 and 3/4.
User Lebobbi
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Answer:

There are
3(3)/(4) servings of vegetables in the can.

Explanation:

A can contains vegetables =
(15)/(16) pounds

One serving serving of the vegetables weighs =
(1)/(4) pounds

Let total number of servings of the vegetable in the can are = x

Then vegetables in x servings =
((1)/(4))x

Vegetables in x servings are equal to the total amount of vegetables in the can

Therefore,
(1)/(4)x=(15)/(16)

Now we multiply this equation by 4

x =
(15* 4)/(16)

=
(15)/(4)

=
3(3)/(4)

Therefore, there are
3(3)/(4) servings of vegetables in the can.

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