Question

Fran found 60 gemstones that she put into 6 equal groups. She took one of the groups and split them equally among her 2 best friends. How many gemstones were each friend given?

Answer 1

Answer:

5 gemstones

Explanation:

There are 60 gemstones and there are 6 groups to which the gemstones are distributed equally.

So, each group will have

$\dfrac{60}{6}=10\ \text{gemstones}$

Now, out of the $6$ groups one group is taken and split into two equal halves so the halved group will have

$\dfrac{10}{2}=5\ \text{gemstones}$

So, each friend will have 5 gemstones.