Question

How much trail mix will each person get if 5 people share 1/2 pound of trail mix

Answer 1

Each one will get abour 1/10 of the trail mix

Answer 2

divide 1/2 by 5

write it as  1/2 / 5/1

which becomes 1/2 *1/5 = 1/10

 each person gets 1/10 pound