Question

Five friends are sharing 6 cups of lemonade. If they share the lemonade equally, how many cups

will each friend get?

Answer 1

`1(1)/(5)`

Explanation:

First, we do 6 / 5 = 1.2. We do this because we are sharing 6 cups with 5 friends - we are dividing 6 cups between 5 friends.

So, each friend will get 1.2 cups. But, the question is asking for a fraction. 0.2 is the same as
`(1)/(5)`, so each person will get
`1(1)/(5)`

Alternatively, you could do
`(6)/(5) = 1(1)/(5)`

Hope this makes sense.

- profparis

Answer 2

`1(1)/(5)`

Explanation:

6/5

= 1 1/5