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Kyle and his friends share some apple pie equally. Each person gets 7/5 of the pies. Which of the following shows a possible way that the pies were shared?

7/5 apple pies divided among 3 people
7 apple pies divided among 5 people
7 apple pies divided among 3 people
7/3 apple pies divided among 5 people

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Answer:

7 apples divided among 5 people

Explanation:

Given

Apple shared equally

Portion of each person = 7/5

Required

A possible way that shows how the pies were shared.

Given that 7/5 is the ration of the pie to each individual (Kyle and his friends).

Provided that each individual got equal ration....

The ration can be divided into two

The numerator = 7

The denominator = 5.

The numerator shows the number of things that were shared.

Hence, 7 apples were shared.

The denominator shows the number of people involved.

Hence, 5 people were involved.

So, we can conclude that 7 apples were divided among 5 people.

From option A through D, only option B satisfied this analysis

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