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Rhianna made 3/5 of a quart of hot chocolate. Each mug holds 1/5 of a quart. How many mugs will Rhianna be able to fill?

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Answer: 3 quarts

Explanation:

1/5 + 1/5 + 1/5 = 3/5

3 separate quarts

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Explanation:

To solve this problem, we need to divide the amount of hot chocolate Rhianna made (3/5 of a quart) by the amount of hot chocolate that can fit in each mug (1/5 of a quart).

To divide fractions, we can multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. In this case, we want to divide 3/5 by 1/5, so we can rewrite the problem as:

(3/5) ÷ (1/5)

To divide by a fraction, we can flip the second fraction and multiply, so we get:

(3/5) x (5/1) = 3

This means that Rhianna can fill 3 mugs with the hot chocolate she made.

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