Question

Chris divided 1/2 pound of nails into 6 small bags. He wants all bags to have equal weight. How much does each bag weigh? A. 1/2 pound.

B. 1/3 pound
C. 1/6 pound
D. 1/12 pound

Answer 1

D, 1/12 pound. A way to think of this is that if there is 1/12 in 6 different bags, you get 6/12, which is equivalent to 1/2