Question

Alexis divided a 1 3/4 pound bag of apples among her three friends. How many pounds of apples did each friend receive?

Answer 1

`(7)/(12)`

Explanation:

Given :Alexis divided a
`1(3)/(4)`pound bag of apples among her three friends

To Find : How many pounds of apples did each friend receive?

Solution :

Alexis divided a pound bag of apples among her three friends=
`1(3)/(4)= (7)/(4)`

Pounds of apple each friend receive =
`((7)/(4))/(3)`

=
`(7)/(12)`

Hence Each friend received
`(7)/(12)` pounds of apples