Question

A man has 1/3 of a kilogram of potatoes. He shares them equally amongst 5 people. How many kilograms does each person get? Input your answer as a fraction of a kilogram.

Answer 1

1/15 Kilograms.

Explanation:

Let each per get x kilogram

since there are 5 people

total potatoes got by 5 people = 5*x 5x kilograms

we know that total the man has was 1/3 kilogram , thus

5x must be equal to 1/3 kilogram

5x = 1/3

dividing both sides by 5

5x/5 = 1/(3*5)

x = 1/15

Thus, each person gets 1/15 Kilograms.