Question

George buys large orange to share with 6 friends. If the orange has the mass of 3 1/2 lbs., how many lbs. of orange will George and each friend get to eat?
if each person leaves behind 1 1/2 oz. in skin and seeds, how much mass of the orange, in oz., was not eaten?

They are both in the same question.

Answer 1

Ok assuming that he has 1 larger orange that weighs 3 and 1/2 pound
3 and 1/2=2/2+2/2+2/2+1/2=7/2
divide into  7 (george+6 feriends) parts means multiply by 1/7
7/2 divided into 6 parts=7/2 times 1/4=7/14=1/2
each person gets 1/2 lb orange

if each person leaves 1 and 1/2 oz how much was not eaten

each orange=1/2 lb=1/2 times 16=8oz
total=8oz
eaten=?
left=1 and 1/2oz
8=?+1 and 1/2
subtraft 1 and 1/2
6 and 1/2=?

6 and 1/2 oz was eaten (1 and 1/2 oz was not eaten)



ok

each person eats 1/2 lb oranges
each person eats  6 and 1/2 oz (leaves behind 1 and 1/2 oz)