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If I have a solution that consists of 1 cup of salt and 5 cups of water, if i take out 3/4 of that how much salt is in that 3/4?

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Answer: 1/8

The solution is 1 part salt, 5 parts water. This means that there are 6 parts in the solution.

3/4 of 6 is 4.5 . Which means 4.5 of the 6 parts of the solution were removed from the container. 1/6 of 3/4 is .125, which is 1/8th as a fraction.

This means that 1/8th of the solution that was taken out was salt.

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