Question

Ben bought 1/2 pound of cheese for 3 sandwiches. If he puts the same amount of cheese on each sandwich, how much cheese will each sandwich have

Answer 1

Answer: Each sandwich will get $\frac{1}{6}\ pound$ of cheese.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of sandwiches = 3

Amount of pound of cheese bought by Ben is given by

$\frac{1}{2}$

Since we have given that he put the same amount of cheese on each sandwich.

So, Amount of cheese each sandwich will have is given by

$=\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{3}\\\\=\frac{1}{2\times 3}\\\\=\frac{1}{6}\ pound$

Hence, each sandwich will get $\frac{1}{6}\ pound$ of cheese.

Answer 2

1/6 pounds
1/2 divided by 3 1/6