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Andrew wants to know how many 3/16 pound servings are in a bag containing 7/8 pound of granola. Part A. Write an expression to represent this situation. Part B. Find the value of the expression you wrote in Part A to determine the number of servings of granola in the bag. Show your work.

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Whys u have to do is find a common denominator between 7/8 and 3/16. 8x2 equals 16 and what ever u do to the denominator u have to do to the numerator. So do 7x2 and u will get 14/16. For A it answer should be the 1st pic and the answer to number 2 is 14/16. Hope it helps! :)
Andrew wants to know how many 3/16 pound servings are in a bag containing 7/8 pound-example-1
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