Question

Renee, her two brothers, and her two sisters combine their money together to buy their parents a gift for the holiday season. They spend 1/2 of their money ona gift for their parents and want to redistribute the rest equally among themselves. Which expression can be used to find the fraction of the original money each child will have after buying the gift?
A. 1/2 ÷ 1/5
B. 1/2*1/5
C. 1/5÷1/2
D. 1/2*5/1

Answer 1

The answer is C. because every 1 out of 5 children gave up 1/2 of their money for the gift