A gourmet chocolate bar weighs three-fourths pound. The chocolate bar has 16 pieces. How much does each piece weigh?
A. 12 pounds
B. three-eighths pound
C. three-sixteenths pound
D. three over sixty-four pound
C. three-sixteenths pound.
To find the weight of each piece, we need to divide the total weight (three-fourths pound) by the number of pieces (16):
3/4 ÷ 16 = (3 ÷ 4) ÷ 16 = 3 ÷ (4 x 16) = 3 ÷ 64
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
3 ÷ 64 = 3/64
Therefore, each piece weighs 3/64 of a pound, which is equivalent to three-sixteenths pound.