Question

Marianne has 5/8 pound of peas. She cooks 2/3 of those peas for 5 people. if each person is served an equal amount, how much peas did each person get?

Answer 1

(5/8) x (2/3) = 5/12

(5/12) / 5 people= 1/12 pound each.

Answer 2

we know that

Marianne has
`(5)/(8)` pound of peas

If she cooks
`(2)/(3)` pound of peas of the total

then

Marianne cooks
`(5)/(8) *(2)/(3) =(10)/(24) =(5)/(12) \ pounds`

to calculate the quantity of peas served to each person

Divide
`(5)/(12) \ pounds` by
`5`

`((5)/(12))/(5) =(5)/(12*5) =(1)/(12) \ pounds`

therefore

the answer is

`(1)/(12) \ pounds`