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Tristan bought an orange that weighs 1/5 pound. He cut the orange into 8 slices. How much does each orange slice weigh?

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Answer:

1/40 pound

Explanation:

User Hoetz
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A pound is 16 ounces, so you would divide 16 by 5, finding that is 3.2 you would then divide 3.2 by 8 getting your answer 0.4 of an ounce
16÷5=3.2, 3.2÷8=0.4 ounce
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