Question

A group of 5 friends is sharing 2 pounds of trail mix. Write a division problem and a fraction to represent this situation.

Answer 1

2/5 because it is two pounds being divided up by 5 friends 

Answer 2

Answer: $\frac{2}{5}\ pound$ denotes a fraction to represent this situation

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of friends = 5

Amount of trail mix = 2 pounds

We have given that 5 friends will share 2 pounds of trail mix ,we get,

We will use "Division Operation".

$\frac{2}{5}\ pound$

Hence, $\frac{2}{5}\ pound$ denotes a fraction to represent this situation.