Answer:
Each person gets [tex]\frac{7}{8}[/tex] cup of pudding.
Step-by-step explanation:
The problem is essentially asking;
[tex]3\frac{1}{2}[/tex] ÷ 4
(4 because the pudding has to be divided amongst Regina and her 3 friends, hence 4 people)
To divide fractions, first one has to convert from improper fractions to mixed numbers;
[tex]\frac{7}{2}[/tex] ÷ 4
Next, one has to reciprocate the second fraction, since the second number is an integer, one simply has to put the number as the denominator, and set the numerator to 1.
[tex]\frac{7}{2}[/tex] * [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]
Now, one has to perform the multiplication, simply multiply the numerators and denominators together (there is no way of simplifying in this problem);
[tex]\frac{7}{8}[/tex]
Each person gets [tex]\frac{7}{8}[/tex] cup of pudding.
