Question

Jason has a 1/2 of a pan of

brownies and wants to share it
equally with 4 of his friends.
How much of the whole pan
of brownies will each person
get?

Answer 1

`(1)/(8)` of the whole pan

Explanation:

Jason has 1/2 and he needs to divide this HALF by 4 to get each person's share.

That is:

`((1)/(2))/(4)\\=(1)/(2)*(1)/(4)\\=(1)/(8)`

So, each of his friends will get 1/8th of the whole pan. Simple.