1. The problem states that Mike has a can of potato chips with 16 chips per serving and each serving has a mass of 28 grams. 2. To find the mass of one chip, we use the formula for the mass per chip: $$\text{mass per chip} = \frac{\text{mass per serving}}{\text{number of chips per serving}}$$ 3. Substitute the given values: $$\text{mass per chip} = \frac{28}{16}$$ 4. Simplify the fraction by dividing numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, 4: $$\frac{\cancel{28}^7}{\cancel{16}^4} = \frac{7}{4}$$ 5. Convert the fraction to a decimal for easier interpretation: $$\frac{7}{4} = 1.75$$ 6. Therefore, the mass of one chip is 1.75 grams. This means each potato chip weighs 1.75 grams on average.