Question

Sandy baked 4 1/2 pounds of cookies. She divided the cookies equally among two friends and herself. How many cookies did each person get?

Answer 1

Each person would get 1 1/2 pounds worth of cookies

Explanation:

4 1/2 pounds of cookies divided equally among 3 people

4 1/2 pounds divided by 3 people = 1 1/2 pounds of cookies

Each person gets 1 1/2 pounds of cookies