=(1/2)/(3/16) = 0.09375
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One half one half would be equal to 8 sixteenths, and 7 is less than eight, thusly
56 of them.
five sixteenths
3 and 15 sixteenths
Three / sixteenths of a cup.
Three eighths is the same as six sixteenths - half of six sixteenths is three sixteenths
Instead of "a half", write "eight sixteenths". That doesn't change the value of any numbers, but it makes it a lot easier to subtract the three sixteenths from the eight sixteenths.
=(1/2)/(3/16) = 0.09375
1/2 + 3/16 = 11/16
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One half one half would be equal to 8 sixteenths, and 7 is less than eight, thusly
3/16 (three sixteenths) 3/8 x 1/2 = 3/16
Expressed as a mixed number in its simplest form, 4 3/8 + 3 5/16 + 3 1/2 = 11 3/16 or 11 and three sixteenths.
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five sixteenths