5/8 pound of scrambled eggs needs to be divided equally among 5 plates. How much scrambled eggs does each plate get?
To divide 5/8 pound of scrambled eggs equally among 5 plates, you can divide the total weight by the number of plates:
(5/8 pound) ÷ (5 plates)
First, convert the fraction to a decimal by dividing the numerator by the denominator:
5 ÷ 8 = 0.625
Then, divide the decimal by the number of plates:
0.625 ÷ 5 = 0.125
Each plate will get 0.125 pounds or 1/8 pound of scrambled eggs.