SOLUTION: My son needs this explained on how to do. Katlin buys 9/10 pound of orange slices. She eats 1/3 of them and divides the rest equally into 3 bags. How much is in each bag?

Question 676405: My son needs this explained on how to do.
Katlin buys 9/10 pound of orange slices. She eats 1/3 of them and divides the rest equally into 3 bags. How much is in each bag?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, ReadingBoosters:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need to divide 9/10 in to 3 equal parts.
Note that
She ate 1/3 of 9/10
So, she ate 3/10 of a pound of oranges
There is 6/10 of a pound left
Now 6/10 has to be divided into 3 equal parts

and
There is 1/5 of a pound in each bag

Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
of means to multiply
is the amount that she ate
...
left
Divide by 3, which is the same as multiplying by the inverse
in each bag
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