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Write a real-world problem that can be represented by the equation 5/11=2.

A) The problem of splitting a pizza among friends.
B) The problem of calculating interest rates.
C) The problem of measuring a football field.
D) The problem of distributing 5 candies among 11 children.

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The problem represented by the equation 5/11=2 is incorrectly formulated. It should describe the scenario of distributing 5 candies among 11 children, with each child receiving approximately 0.45 of a candy, but the equation as given suggests each child would receive 2 candies, which is mathematically incorrect.

Step-by-step explanation:

The real-world problem that can be represented by the equation 5/11=2 is most suitably the problem of distributing 5 candies among 11 children. This scenario involves a division that can be directly related to the equation. Here's how you can conceptualize the scenario:

  • If there are 5 candies to be distributed equally among 11 children, then each child would get a fractional part of the candies based on the equation 5/11.
  • However, it is impossible for each child to receive '2' candies as 5/11 does not equal 2. Therefore, there seems to be a typo or an error in the equation provided.
  • In reality, if we were to correct this, each child would receive less than one candy (approximately 0.45 candies), since 5 divided by 11 is less than 1.

It is essential to note that in real life, one cannot give out fractional parts of a candy (unless cutting them), so the practical solution would involve some form of rounding or dealing with whole numbers.

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