Question

Cathy bought 7/8 of a pound of cheese. If she divides it into portions of 1/4 pound, how many 1/4 pound portions does she make?

a. Cathy can make 1 portion of cheese. b. Cathy can make 2 portions of cheese. c. Cathy can make 3 portions of cheese. d. Cathy can make 4 portions of cheese.​

Answer 1

C. cathy can make 3 portions of cheese

Explanation:

2/8 is equal to 1/4 so we can divide the 7 of 7/8s into portions of 2 and see that we get 3.