A fancy restaurant put out small dishes of butter at each table. They divided 7 1/4 pounds of butter evenly and filled 2 dishes. How much butter did they put in each dish?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
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How much butter did they put in each dish?
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Verified archiveTo find out how much butter was in each dish, we start with the total amount of butter, which is 7 1/4 pounds, and divide it by the number of dishes, which is 2.
First, convert 7 1/4 to an improper fraction:
– 7 1/4 = (7 * 4 + 1)/4 = (28 + 1)/4 = 29/4.
Now divide this by 2:
– (29/4) ÷ 2 = (29/4) × (1/2) = 29/8.
Now, we can convert 29/8 into a mixed number:
– 29 divided by 8 is 3 with a remainder of 5. So, 29/8 = 3 5/8.
Therefore, the restaurant put 3 5/8 pounds of butter in each dish.