Question

Mr Lee has a family of 6 people and Mrs Scarlett has a family of 4. They were given 15 kg of chocolate

Answer 1

Answer:

Mr. Lee takes home 9 kg of chocolate.

Mrs. Scarlet takes home 6kg of chocolate.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mr. Lee has a family of 6 people, and Mrs. Scarlett has a family of 4 people.

Together, the total number of people is 6 + 4 = 10

If we divide evenly the chocolate between all 10, then each one gets the same amount.

Then we need to do the quotient:

15kg/10 = 1.5kg

This means that each person gets 1.5kg of chocolate.

And Mr. Lee has 6 on his family, then the amount of chocolate that Mr. Lee takes home is 6 times 1.5 kg

6*1.5kg = 9kg

Mr. Lee takes home 9 kg of chocolate.

Mrs. Scarlett has a family of 4 people, then she takes home 4 times 1.5kg of chocolate, this is:

4*1.5kg = 6kg

Mrs. Scarlet takes home 6kg of chocolate.