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Question

pound of scrambled eggs needs to be divided equally among 5 plates. How much scrambled eggs does each plate get?(1 point)

Answer 1

To find out how much scrambled eggs each plate gets, divide \( \frac{5}{8} \) pound by 5.

\[ \frac{5}{8} \div 5 = \frac{5}{8} \times \frac{1}{5} = \frac{5 \times 1}{8 \times 5} = \frac{5}{40} \]

Now simplify \( \frac{5}{40} \):

\[ \frac{5}{40} = \frac{1}{8} \]

So, each plate gets \( \frac{1}{8} \) pound of scrambled eggs.