Question

If you had 2 pieces of licorice to share equally among 3 people, how much licorice would each person get? Show your thinking clearly using pictures, words and/or numbers. ​

Answer 1

I believe this question could be answered with simple divison.

There is 2 pieces of Licorice

These 2 pieces shall be divided for 3 people.

So, the amount licorice that each person get would be:

2/3 = 0.67 Licorice per person

The amount of licorice that each person will get is equal to the total number of licorice and the number of people. that is calculated through the equation,

n = number of licorice / number of persons

Substituting the known values,

n = 2/3

Answer: 2/3