Eight people are equally sharing 12 muffins. How many muffins will each person receive? A. 3/4 B. 8/12 C. 1 D. 1 1/2

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Lizbeth

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31 October, 16:47

Eight people are equally sharing 12 muffins. How many muffins will each person receive? A. 3/4 B. 8/12 C. 1 D. 1 1/2

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Pumpkin · Answer 1

Pumpkin 31 October, 16:57

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I agree with the other answer.

Aileen Burton · Answer 2

Okay. To find out how many muffins each person will receive, all you have to do is 12/8, because 12 muffins are being shared with 8 people. 12/8 is 1.5 or 1½ in fraction form. Each person will receive 1½ muffins. The answer is D: 1½.