Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

$1\frac{1}{5}$

Step-by-step explanation:

6/5

= 1 1/5

Answer 2

Answer:

$1\frac{1}{5}$

Step-by-step 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 $\frac{1}{5}$, so each person will get $1\frac{1}{5}$

Alternatively, you could do $\frac{6}{5} = 1\frac{1}{5}$

Hope this makes sense.

- profparis