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Tony's recipe for soup calls for 11/4 teaspoons of salt. He wants to use 1/2 that

amount. How much salt will he use?

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Answer:

11/8

Explanation:

Simplify 11/4 = 2 3/4

half of 2 = 1

half of 3/4 = 3/8

1 3/8 changed to an inproper fraction = 11/8