Question

A spice merchant divided 1/2 of a pound of ground cinnamon into 5 equal packages. He then sold the ground cinnamon to restaurants and bakeries. What was the weight of ground cinnamon in each package?

Answer 1

1/10 of a pound.

Step-by-step explanation:

To found the weight of ground cinnamon in each package we need to divide 1/2 by 5. So, we can use the following equation:

`(a)/(b)/ c=(a)/(b)*(1)/(c)=(a)/(b* c)`

Then, 1/2 divided by 5 is equal to:

`(1)/(2)/5=(1)/(2)*(1)/(5)=(1)/(2*5)=(1)/(10)`

Therefore, each package weighs 1/10 of a pound.