83.0k views
1 vote
When the picnic was over, 1 2/5 of tubs

were leftover. Mrs. Anderson divided the
leftovers between 10 attendees. How
many ounces of potato salad did each
attendee receive?

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

7/50 of a tub

Explanation:

1 2/5 ÷ 10 =

= (5/5 + 2/5) × 1/10

= 7/5 × 1/10

= 7/50

Each person received 7/50 of a tub.

The only way to know the number of ounces each person got is by knowing the number of ounces in a tub, but that is not stated in the problem.

User AnyDozer
by
8.7k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories