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The fraction of a pound of ham that each sandwich has for the case when Mrs Johson used 12 pounds of ham to make 3 sandwiches is 4 pound per ham. or 4/1
How to interpret the division?
When 'a' is divided by 'b', then the result we get from the division is the part of 'a' that each one of 'b' items will get.
Thus, if 10 mangoes are there, and 2 people, then 10 ÷ 2 is the number of mangoes each person would get, which is 5.
Division, thus, can be interpreted as equally dividing the number that is being divided in total x parts, where x is the number of parts the given number is divided.
Thus, [tex]a \div b =[/tex] a divided in b equal parts.
Also, we can write: [tex]a \div b = a \times \dfrac{1}{b}[/tex]
(it is since a = a times 1 so [tex]a/b = 1 \times (a/b) = (1/b) \times a[/tex])
For this case, we're specified that:
- Total ham Mrs. Johnson bought = 12 pounds
- Total sandwiches that she makes of that amount of ham = 3
12 pound of ham is divided in 3 parts for 3 sandwiches (assuming equally divided).
That means:
Amount of ham each sandwich gets = 12 divided by 3 = 12/3 = 4 pounds.
To find the fraction of a pound of ham that is on each sandwich, we find what part of a pound is 4 pounds.
If we take 4 times a pound, then we get 4 pounds.
Thus, 4 of a pound = 4 pound
In fraction, we have: 4 pounds = 4/1 fraction of a pound.
Thus, the fraction of a pound of ham that each sandwich has for the case when Mrs Johson used 12 pounds of ham to make 3 sandwiches is 4 pound per ham. or 4/1 fraction of a pound
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