Question

Fran found 60 gemstones that she put into 6 equal groups. She took one of the groups and split them equally among her 2 best friends. How many gemstones were each friend given?

Answer 1

5 gemstones

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 60 gemstones and there are 6 groups to which the gemstones are distributed equally.

So, each group will have

`(60)/(6)=10\ \text{gemstones}`

Now, out of the
`6` groups one group is taken and split into two equal halves so the halved group will have

`(10)/(2)=5\ \text{gemstones}`

So, each friend will have 5 gemstones.