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6 people share 3/5 pounds of peanuts equally . What fraction of a pound of peanuts dose each person receive?

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(3/5 pounds of peanuts)/ 6 people= 0.1 pound of peanuts/person.

Each person receives 0.1 pound of peanuts~
User Nicholas Credli
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simply divide 3/5 by 6. it can be written as 3/5 x 1/6 which equals 1/10
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