Question

Maureen, Frank, Tashia, Zane, Eric, and Wesley are addressing envelopes for volunteer work at a local charity. They were given ¾ of an entire mailing to address to be evenly divided among six of them. What fraction of the entire mailing does each person address?

Answer 1

The fraction of the entire mail each person address = 1/8

Explanation:

Given that:

number of people addressing envelopes = 6

If they gave out 3/4 of an entire mailing address.

Then, the amount of mailing not addressed is:

= 1 - 3/4

=
`(4-3)/(4)`

= 1/4

If 6 people shared 3/4 of an entire mailing to address evenly.

Then: each person gets:

`=(3)/(4) / 6`

`=(3)/(4) * (1)/( 6)`

= 1/8

The fraction of the entire mail each person address = 1/8