Question

There are 12 people having lunch. Each person wants 1/3 of a sub sandwich. How many whole sub sandwich are needed

Answer 1

12/3= 4
Need 4 whole sub sandwiches in orders for everyone to get 1/3 of a sandwich

Answer 2

Answer: The number of whole sub sandwich are needed=4

Explanation:

Given: The number of people having the lunch = 12

The part of sub sandwich wanted by each person =
`(1)/(3)`

Therefore, the number of whole sub sandwich are needed=
`12*(1)/(3)`

Thus, the number of whole sub sandwich are needed=4

Hence, the number of whole sub sandwich are needed=4