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Carlota has 3/4 ton of mulch she is going to divide evenly among 5 flower beds. How much mulch will each flower bed contain?

User Nikolaos
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All you have to do is simply divide 3/4 by 5

To do this since it is a fraction you have to keep switch flip. So you’ll really be multiplying 3/4 by 1/5

3/4(1/5)

3/20 is your answer

Hope this helps!
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