Amanda wants to put $\frac{1}{4}$ of a kilogram of bird seed in each of the bird cages in her pet shop. She has $\frac{3}{4}$ of a kilogram of bird seed left. How many cages can she refill with bird seed? $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ _____ cages

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Q. Amanda wants to put

\frac{1}{4}

of a kilogram of bird seed in each of the bird cages in her pet shop. She has

\frac{3}{4}

of a kilogram of bird seed left. How many cages can she refill with bird seed?

\newline

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

\newline

_____ cages

Rewrite as multiplication: Rewrite the division problem as a multiplication by the reciprocal of the second number: $\frac{3}{4} \div \frac{1}{4}$ becomes $\frac{3}{4} \times \frac{4}{1}$ .
Multiply numerators and denominators: Multiply the numerators and the denominators: $(3 \times 4) / (4 \times 1) = 12/4$ .
Simplify the fraction: Simplify the fraction $\frac{12}{4}$ to get $3$ .