Question

what is the answer to this The sixth grade teachers ordered 54 bags of candy to be split among 12 students. How many bags of candy will each student receive? Write your answer as a fraction and as a decimal

Answer 1

The answer is 4.5 and 9/2

Explanation:

First

54 / 12 = 4.5

Then

Change it into a fraction

Write is fraction form 4.5 / 1

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 10 for every number after the decimal point

4.5 × 10

1 × 10

Which will equal 45/10

Then Reduce the fraction gives 9/2