Question

six people share 3/5 pound of peanuts equally. what fraction of a pound of peanuts does each person receive?

Answer 1

The amount of peanuts given was 3/5th of a pound of peanuts.
there are 6 people amongst which this amount should be divided equally.
therefore given amount should be divided by 6 so that each person gets an equal share
amount present - $\frac{3}{5}$ of a pound 
divide by 6 
$\frac{3}{5} * \frac{1}{6}$
then numerators are multiplied by numerators and denominators multiplied by denominators 
$\frac{3*1}{5*6} = \frac{3}{30}$
the fraction can be further simplified by dividing both numerator and denominator by common number which is 3
$\frac{3/3}{30/3}$ = $\frac{1}{10}$
therefore fraction that each person receives is 1/10th of a pound 

Answer 2

It would be 1/10. Because you divide 3/5 ,which gives you .6. Then divide .6/6 and you'll get .1 which turns into a fraction of 1/10