Question

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sauce recipe uses 4 cans of tomatoes in every 2 1/2 quarts. How many cans of tomatoes are used in each quart of the sauce? Enter your answer in the box as a mixed number in simplest form.

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1 3/5

Answer 2

4:2 1/2
Divide both sides by 2 1/2:
4/(2 1/2) :1
(4/1) / (5/2) :1
4/1*2/5 :1
8/5:1
1 3/5 :1

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