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Hank had 4 1/2 pounds of fish. He needed to split it up equally into 3/4 pound portions for his friends. How many friends will he be able to share it with?

User Alpants
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we just have to do the division

first I like to transform the mixed number


4(1)/(2)\longrightarrow((2*4)+1)/(2)=(9)/(2)

and now, do the division, the fish between

User Izaak Van Dongen
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