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A bag of rare spice that weighs 3/4 pounds will be split equally among 36 people. How much spice will each person get?

User NewNewton
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Answer:

1/48 pound

Explanation:

You have to do 3/4 divided by 36, so you get


(3)/(4) / 36 = (3)/(4) * (1)/(36) = (1)/(48)

User Monolith
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Answer:

Each person will get 1/48 of a pound of spice

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