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At a birthday party, five people are sharing 3/4 of a pan of lasagna. What equal-sized portion of the whole pan will each of the five people receive?

a. Draw a visual model to represent the situation and the solution.

b. Write an equation to represent the situation. Explain your reasoning.

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Answer:

see below

Explanation:

Take the amount of lasagna and divide by the number of people

3/4 ÷ 5=x

Copy dot flip

3/4* 1/5=x

3/20 each

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