Question

during a hike, 3 friends equally shared 1/2 pound of trail mix. what amount of trail mix, in pounds, did each friends recieve

Answer 1

1/2 divided by 3 is 1/6.
So your answer is 1/6 pounds each person.

Answer 2

3 friends equally shared 1/2 pound of trail mix, during the hike.

Total quantity of trail mix = 1/2 pound

Quantity shared by each friend is 1/3 rd of the trial mix

= 1/3 * 1/2 pound

= 1/6 pound

Therefore, during the hike, each friend shared 1/6 pound of the trail mix.

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