Question

A group of 4people share 1/2 pound of almonds how many pounds of almonds does each person get

Answer 1

0.125 pounds or 1/8 pound

Answer 2

Answer:

each person gets 1/8 pounds of almonds

Step-by-step explanation:

Four persons will divide ½ pound of almonds in four pieces, one piece for everyone, so translating this to an equation is:

X = $\frac{1}{2}$ ÷ 4

Where X represent how much of almonds will have everyone.

For divide fractional numbers we do a multiplication in cross, that means that the higher number in the first fraction will be multiplicated with the lowest number of the second fraction ( if the second number is not a fraction, we will assume that have a the number 1 is the lowest part) and the lowest number of the first fraction will be multiplicated with the highest number of the second number.

Then, we can rewrite the initial equation and solve as:

X= $\frac{1}{2}$ ÷ $\frac{4}{1}$

$X=\frac{1*1}{2*4} = \frac{1}{8}$

So, each person is going to get 1/8 pounds of almonds.