14 Iona buys a box of cereal.
The cereal in the box weighs $0.75 \mathrm{~kg}$.
Each helping of the cereal eaten by Iona has a weight of $40 \mathrm{~g}$.
(a) Write $40 \mathrm{~g}$ as a fraction of $0.75 \mathrm{~kg}$.
Give your answer in its simplest form.

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Simplify the fraction: $\boxed{\frac{4}{75}}$

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Step 1 ：Convert 40 grams to kilograms: 40 g = 0.04 kg

Step 2 ：Find the fraction of 0.04 kg over 0.75 kg: $\frac{0.04}{0.75}$

Step 3 ：Simplify the fraction: $\boxed{\frac{4}{75}}$