max made 3/8 pound of trail mix and divided the mix into 3 equal portions. what is the weight of each portion?

1/8 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to divide 3/8 into 3 equal portions.

3=3/1

3/8 / 3/1

To divide fractions, you make the second number the recipricol of the original number, and multiply the two fractions together.

3/8 * 1/3

Multiply the numerators together, and the denominators together.

3/24

Simplify by dividing both the top and bottom by 3.

1/8