A group of five friends are sharing 2 pounds of trail mix write a division problem and a fraction to represent this problem
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given the statement:
A group of five friends are sharing 2 pounds of trail mix
Write a fraction to represent the problem.
Solution:
The given statement can be represented as,
= 2/5
whereas 2 represent the 2 pounds of trail mix, and 5 is the number of people.
The quotient or the answer of the given fraction is equal to the portion that each person will receive.
= 2/5
= 0.4
Hence each person will receive 0.4 pounds of trail mix.
Final answer:
= 2/5