Question

Working together 6 friends pick 14 2/5 pounds of pecans at a peacan farm they divide the pecans equally among themselves how many pounds does each friend get

Answer 1

Amount of pecans picked by six friends = $14\frac{2}{5}$ pounds

Converting it to improper fraction form = $\frac{72}{5}$ pounds

Number of friends among whom these are divided equally = 6

So, each friend gets = $\frac{\frac{72}{5}}{6}$ pounds

= $\frac{72}{5}\times\frac{1}{6}$

= $\frac{12}{5}$ pounds

And converting this in mixed fraction, each friend gets =

$2\frac{2}{5}$ pounds