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Question
A box of Sour Patch Kids has 4/5
of a pound. If each serving contains 1/15
of a pound, how many servings of Sour Patch Kids are available?(1 point)
Responses

12
12

7
7

5
5

4
4

1 answer

To find out how many servings of Sour Patch Kids are available in a box that has \( \frac{4}{5} \) of a pound, with each serving containing \( \frac{1}{15} \) of a pound, you can divide the total weight of the box by the weight of each serving.

First, you can set up the division:

\[ \text{Number of servings} = \frac{\text{Total weight}}{\text{Weight per serving}} = \frac{\frac{4}{5}}{\frac{1}{15}} \]

To divide fractions, you multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor:

\[ \frac{\frac{4}{5}}{\frac{1}{15}} = \frac{4}{5} \times \frac{15}{1} = \frac{4 \times 15}{5 \times 1} = \frac{60}{5} = 12 \]

Therefore, there are 12 servings of Sour Patch Kids available in the box.

The correct response is 12.