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There are 3 boys and 2 girls in the krunch family. mr. krunch brought 3 1/2 pounds of candy to divide equally among them. how much candy did each child get?
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There are 3 boys and 2 girls in the krunch family. mr. krunch brought 3 1/2 pounds of candy to divide equally among them. how much candy did each child get?

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Convert 3 1/2 half to a fraction. that's 7/2
To divide the five kids into 7/2, you make them into a fraction- 10/2
Now invert one of them and multiply

7/2 times 2/10= 14/20
Now simplify- 7/10
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