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Three pounds of potatoes make eight equal-size servings of mashed potatoes. How many pounds of potatoes are in each serving?

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Divide 3 by 8 and you get 0.375. So there's 0.375 of a pound in each serving.
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3 / 8 = .375 so .375 pounds of potatoes are in each serving.
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