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?

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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?
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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You need to divide 9/10 in to 3 equal parts.
Note that +3%2F10+%2B+3%2F10+%2B+3%2F10+=+9%2F10+
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
+2%2F10+%2B+2%2F10+%2B+2%2F10+=+6%2F10+
and +2%2F10+=+1%2F5+
There is 1/5 of a pound in each bag




Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%2F3 of 9%2F10 means to multiply
%281%2F3%29%289%2F10%29+=+9%2F30+=+3%2F10 is the amount that she ate
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9%2F10+-+3%2F10+=+6%2F10 left
Divide 6%2F10 by 3, which is the same as multiplying by the inverse
%286%2F10%29%2F3+=+%286%2F10%29%281%2F3%29+=+2%2F10=1%2F5 in each bag
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