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clark and cris picked 1 1/2 gal of black berries and divided them evenly between themselves how many gallons or blackberries did each get ?

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Final answer:

Clark and Cris divided 1 1/2 gallons of blackberries evenly, meaning they each received 3/4 of a gallon. The division involved converting the mixed number to an improper fraction and then dividing by the number of people.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how much of the 1 1/2 gallons of blackberries Clark and Cris picked they each would receive if they divided them evenly between themselves. This is a simple division problem.

First, we convert the mixed number 1 1/2 to an improper fraction, which is 3/2 gallons. Then we divide that by 2, because there are two people, Clark and Cris, sharing the blackberries. Dividing 3/2 by 2 gives us 3/4, or three-quarters of a gallon each.

Steps to Solve:

Convert 1 1/2 to an improper fraction: 3/2 gallons.

  1. Divide the improper fraction by 2 to find the amount per person: (3/2) / 2 = 3/4.

Thus, Clark and Cris will each get 3/4 of a gallon of blackberries.

User Anders Martini
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Let's divide it. First, we have to convert the mixed number to a fraction


\begin{gathered} 1\text{ }(1)/(2)=(3)/(2) \\ \\ andnowdivideby2 \\ Dividing\text{ by 2 is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal \lparen1/2\rparen} \\ ((3)/(2))/(2)=(3)/(2)((1)/(2))=(3)/(4) \end{gathered}

Each of them has 3/4 gallons.

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