A baker has a container with 1 4 pound of blueberries. The baker wants to use an equal amount of blueberries on 8 desserts. How

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A baker has a container with 1 4 pound of blueberries. The baker wants to use an equal amount of blueberries on 8 desserts. How

many blueberries will the baker use on each dessert? Alex solves the problem by finding 1 4 ÷ 8 . Which shows another way to solve the problem?

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Andru [333] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-28T04:50:03+03:00

Andru [333]4 years ago

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Hey there! That sounds delicious, haha.

Another way to solve the problem would be 1/4 * 1/8.

1/4 * 1/8 = 1/32, so the baker will use 1/32 pounds of blueberries in each dessert.

Hope this helps! Have an awesome day :)