Ahmad is baking pandan cake. He has 3 1/5 kg of flour. He fills each scoop with exactly 1/5 kg of flour. First, express 3 1/5 as an improper fraction. Then find how many complete scoops Ahmad can fill.
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Step 1: Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction.
3 1/5 = (3 × 5 + 1)/5 = (15 + 1)/5 = 16/5
Step 2: Divide by the size of one scoop.
16/5 ÷ 1/5 = 16/5 × 5/1 = 80/5 = 16
Ahmad can fill 16 complete scoops.
Correct answer: 16 scoops
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