Question

5 people are evenly sharing 12 kilograms of apples how many kilograms of apples should each person get

Answer 1

12/5 or 2 2/5

Explanation:

We need to divide the 12 kilograms of apples by the 5 people sharing them, or 125

12 ÷ 5 = 12/5

12/5 = 5/5 + 5/5 + 2/5

= 1 + 1 + 2/5

= 2 2/5

Each person should get 12/5, or 2 2/5, kilograms of apple

Answer 2

2.4 kilograms

Explanation:

Given: 5 people are evenly sharing 12 kilograms of apples

To find: quantity of apples that each person should get

Solution:

Use the unitary method to get the required answer.

Under unitary method, if the value of multiple items is given to us, divide the total value by the number of items to obtain the value of one item.

Quantity of apples for 5 people = 12 kilograms

Quantity of apples for 1 person =
`(12)/(5) =2.4` kilograms

So, each person should get 2.4 kilograms of apples.