Question

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Answer 1

Answer: $\frac{1}{8}\ lb$

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the information given in the exercise, you know that the total amount of butter (in pounds) that were divided evenly, is:

$total=\frac{3}{4}\ lb$

The exercise explains that they filled six dishes with that division. Therefore, in order to calculate the value of the variable "x", you need to divide $\frac{3}{4}\ lb$ by 6.

But first it is important to remember the Division of fractions:

$\frac{a}{b}\div\frac{c}{d}=\frac{a}{b}\div\frac{d}{c}=\frac{ad}{bc}$

Therefore, applying that rule, you get:

$\frac{3}{4}\ lb\div6=(\frac{3}{4}\ lb)(\frac{1}{6})=\frac{3}{24}\ lb$

Finally, reducing the fraction you get the following result expressed as a fraction:

$=\frac{1}{8}\ lb$