Question

Joe bought 5.8 pounds of grapes to have as a snack with his 10 friends.If he shares his grapes evenly,how many pounds of grapes will each of his friends get?

Answer 1

Divide 5.8 by 10. Answer is .58 pound

Answer 2

Answer: Each friend will get 0.527 pound of grapes.

Explanation:

We are given that Joe bought 5.8 pounds of grapes to have as a snack with his 10 friends.

Total persons including Joe = 10+1= 11

If he shares his grapes evenly, then by division operation , we have

Number of pounds of grapes will each of his friends get will be

`5.8/11\approx0.527` pounds

Therefore, each friend will get 0.527 pounds of grapes.