The four heaviest eggs are 2 ounces, 2 ounces, 2 1/4 ounce is, and 2 1/2 ounces. Add these together to total 8 3/4 ounces.
The four heaviest eggs have a sum of 8 3/4 ounces.
The answer is 81. You just have to do the division in the traditional way.
He made his mistake in Step 2. Tom should have subtracted 4/8 instead of 1/8. The mistake is that he was not consistent when he multiplied Denominators (bottom number) must be the same when handling fractions so Tom must multiply both the numerator and denominator by the SAME number to balance it out. 1/2 x 4/4= 4/8. Subtract. 7/8 - 4/8= 3/8. Tom has 3/8 of a gallon of paint leftover.
To divide by a fraction, multiply by the reciprocal of that fraction.
1/3 • 5/1 or 1/3 • 5
Calculate the product straight across.
1/3 • 5/1 = 5/3
