Question

Show 2 ways 4 people 6-segment chewy fruit worm in each case, how many segments does each person get?

Answer 1

Question:

Show 2 ways that four people can share a 6-segment chewy fruit worm.

In each case how many segments does each person get ?

Answer:

a.
`Each\ Person = 1.5\ segments`

b.
`Each\ person = 3\ segments`

Explanation:

Given

`Segments = 6`

`People = 4`

Method 1: Simply divide the number of segments by the number of people.

`Each\ Person = (Segments)/(People)`

`Each\ Person = (6)/(4)`

`Each\ Person = 1.5`

Method 2:

Start by taking LCM of 4 and 6

`4 = 2*2`

`6 = 2 * 3`

`LCM = 2 * 2 * 3`

`LCM = 12`

This means that you divide the chewy fruit into 12 segments. This is done by cutting each segment in half.

Each person gets:

`Each\ person = (Segments)/(People)`

`Each\ person = (12)/(4)`

`Each\ person = 3`

So, when the fruit is further divided to 12, each person gets 3 segments of the division.