Addison is taking her dog Bingo to the lake for a picnic. Addison packs a freshly baked loaf of bread, which she cuts into 8 equal pieces. Addison spreads peanut butter on 3 pieces of bread to eat.What fraction of the loaf of bread does Addison spread with peanut butter to eat?____ /____
Q. Addison is taking her dog Bingo to the lake for a picnic. Addison packs a freshly baked loaf of bread, which she cuts into 8 equal pieces. Addison spreads peanut butter on 3 pieces of bread to eat.What fraction of the loaf of bread does Addison spread with peanut butter to eat?____ /____
Identify pieces and spread: Identify the total number of pieces the loaf is divided into and how many of those pieces Addison spreads peanut butter on.
Calculate fraction with peanut butter: Calculate the fraction of the loaf that has peanut butter spread on it by dividing the number of peanut butter pieces by the total number of pieces. Use the formula total number of piecesnumber of peanut butter pieces.
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