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Carlos split 7/8pounds of candy among 6 people.

What is the unit rate in pounds per person?
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Carlos split 7/8pounds of candy among 6 people. What is the unit rate in pounds per-example-1

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Answer:


(7)/(48)

Explanation:


((7)/(8) )/(6)

can be written


(7)/(8) ÷ 6


(7)/(8) ÷
(6)/(1) We could do this a different ways, but the way that probably makes the most sense is to get a common denominator and then just divide across.


(6)/(1) x
(8)/(8) =
(48)/(8)


(7)/(8) ÷
(48)/(8) =
((7)/(48) )/((8)/(8) ) =
((7)/(48) )/(1) =
(7)/(48)

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User Tigerle
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1/6 x 7/8 = 7/48 lbs for each person
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User Vaibhav Tekam
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