164k views
2 votes
Marcus has 19 blueberry muffins that he wants to share equally with his two

friends. How many blueberry muffins will Marcus and his two friends receive?

User Jay Adams
by
7.9k points

1 Answer

1 vote

Answer: 6 and 1/3

Explanation:

Assuming that sweet generous little Marcus here wants some muffins too, he has to share 19 blueberry muffins between 3 people (Marcus + friend 1 + friend 2.)

Most unfortunately, 19 isn't divisible by 3 to create a whole number (ie. a whole muffin).

Therefore you have 2 options:

Option 1:

19/3 = 6.333....

This means that each person will get 6 and 1/3 of a muffin

Option 2:

19/3 = 6 (and 1 remainder)

This means that each person will get 6 muffins each, but there will be a leftover muffin to feed the birds or something.

(I personally prefer option 2, but I think your teacher is looking for option 1.)

User Preet Kukreti
by
7.3k points