Can you check this?
7. Will brought in candy for his friends that weighed 7/8 lbs. If he split it up equally among himself and 4 other friends, how much candy did they each get?
(7/8)/5 = 7/40 lbs??
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ok, thanks. I wasn't sure that my answer was right.
You are welcome.
To check the calculation, let's divide the total amount of candy that Will brought (7/8 lbs) by the number of friends he shared it with (4 friends + himself = 5 people).
To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. The reciprocal of 5 is 1/5.
So, multiplying the fractions, we get:
(7/8) ÷ (5/1) = 7/8 * 1/5
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together:
(7 * 1) / (8 * 5) = 7/40
Therefore, each person gets 7/40 lbs of candy. The calculation is correct.