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Byron has 1 7/10 kilograms of black pepper. He uses 7/8 of the black pepper and splits between 7 pepper shakers. How much pepper will be in each shaker?
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Byron has 1 7/10 kilograms of black pepper. He uses 7/8 of the black pepper and splits between 7 pepper shakers. How much pepper will be in each shaker?

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Amount of black pepper = 1 7/10 kg = 17/10 kg.
Amount used is
(7/8)*(17/10) = 119/80 kg

This amount is split between 7 shakers. Each shaker has
(119/80)/7 = 17/80 kg = 0.2125 kg

Answer: 17/80 kg (or 0.2125 kg)
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