Tony has 7/8 of a candy bar. he wants to split the bar into servings that are 3/10 of the bar. how many servings can he make?

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Tony has 7/8 of a candy bar. he wants to split the bar into servings that are 3/10 of the bar. how many servings can he make?

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Maria Burnett · Answer 1

Alright, so let's make both 7/8 and 3/10 into fractions with the same denominator.

The lowest common denominator for both of these is 80.

So, we multiply the top and bottom of 7/8 by 10, and the top and bottom of 3/10 by 8 to get fractions we can compare.

So, we have 70/80 of a candy bar, and we want to make servings of 24/80 each.

How many times can 24 go into 70? 2 times, with a remainder of 22.

So, Tony can make 2 servings.