Alex opens a 1-pint container of orange butter. He spreads 1/16 of the butter of his bread. Then he divides the rest of the butter into 3/4 pint containers. how many 3/4 pint containers is he able to fill?

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6 November, 10:37

Alex opens a 1-pint container of orange butter. He spreads 1/16 of the butter of his bread. Then he divides the rest of the butter into 3/4 pint containers. how many 3/4 pint containers is he able to fill?

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Tyson Hooper · Answer 1

He spreads 1/16 of the butter on bread ... leaving 15/16 butter.

He divided the rest of the butter into 3/4 pint containers

(15/16) / (3/4) =

15/16 * 4/3 =

60/48 reduces to 15/12 or 1 1/4 <===