Dan fills 3/4 of a mold that holds 1/3 pound of sand, how much sand did dan use to fill the mold?

Dan fills 3/4 of a mold that holds 1/3 pound of sand, how much sand did dan use to fill the mold?
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Suppose the mould held 1lb of sand, then Dan would have used 3/4lb of sand. That's three quarters. But the mould was only 1/3 of a pound, so he would only need 1/3 of three quarters, which is one quarter of a pound or ¼lb of sand.

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