Question

The following question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B. Part A "If you share 7 apples equally with 3 people, then there are 2 1 3 ..." First, complete the sentence. Then, briefly explain what the whole number 2, the denominator 3, and the numerator 1 mean in this problem. Part B The expression 1 ÷ 1 4 is given. Give a real-life application to explain this expression and then simplify it. plz help

Answer 1

There are 2 1/3 apples for each person.

The whole number 2 is the number of whole apples each person gets. The numerator 1 is the number of pieces of the remaining apple each person gets; the denominator 3 is the number of pieces the remaining apple is cut into.'

You and three friends buy a pizza with 8 slices to share. Each friend gets 2 slices each because 1 divided by 1/4 is 25% and 25% of that pizza is 2 slices