Question

How many pounds of nuts will each person get if 9 people share 28 pounds of
nuts?

Answer 1

Answer: 3.11111111 (the .1 is repeated)

Explanation:

divide 28/9

9 goes into 2 0 times

9 goes into 28 3 times

3×9=27

01

add decimal

you now have 1.0

9 goes in 1 time

add 1 after decimal

you are done as the 1 is repeated

Answer 2

3.11111 lbs. of nuts

Explanation:

28/9=3.1111111.