Question

Karen split 5/6 pounds of candy among 3 people,

What is the unit rate in pounds per person?
write your answer in simplest form
pounds per person

Answer 1

5/18 pounds per person.

Explanation:

Givens

• Karen split (divides) 5/6 pounts of candy among 3 people.

The problem already says what to do, we need to divide because that's what Karen is doing, she is spliting or dividing the pounds of candy for 3 people. So, we just need to divide 5/6 by 3,

`(5)/(6) / 3 = (5)/(6) * (1)/(3) =(5)/(18)`

Therefore, the unit rate in pounds per person is 5/18 pounds, because Karen divided 5/6 pounds amon 3 people.