Question

max has 1/3 of a pound of pretzels and wants to share between himself and a friend how much pretzals will max friend receive blank of a pound

Answer 1

Given the total pound of pretzels, max has to be 1/3 of a pound

To obtain what max's friend will get

Divide the total max has by 2

`\begin{gathered} =(1)/((3)/(2)) \\ =(1)/(3)*(1)/(2) \\ =(1)/(6) \end{gathered}`

Hence, max's friend will receive 1/6 pound of pretzels