Question

If 8 people share 2/3 of a pound of roasted peanuts equally, what part of the peanuts will each person get?

A) 1/12
B) 1/6
C) 1/8
D) 1/4

Answer 1

Actually, the answer is 1/12 because using the recorpial, you would do 2/3*1/8 getting 1/12

Answer 2

Answer: Option A; 1/12

Explanation:

8 people share 2/3 of a pound of roeasted peanuts equally.

This means that each perso in the group receives an eight of (2/3) of a pund

this is: (2/3)/8

Here we write the division by 8 as a multiplication by 1/8

= (2/3)*(1/8) = (2*1)/(3*8) = 2/24

Here we divide both numbers by 2

= 1/12

The correct option is A