Question

If 5 people share 1/2 pound of trail mix how much would each person get ?

Answer 1

(1/2) / 5 = 1/2 * 1/5 = 1/10 of a lb

Answer 2

`(1)/(10)` pound.

Explanation:

We have been given that 5 people share 1/2 pound of trail mix. We are asked to find the amount that each person will get.

To find the amount that each person got, we will divide the total amount of trail mix by total number of people as:

`(1)/(2)/ 5`

Convert as a multiplication problem:

`(1)/(2)* (1)/(5)`

`(1*1)/(2*5)`

`(1)/(10)`

Therefore, each person will get
`(1)/(10)` pound of trail mix.