Question

Show 2 ways 4 people 6-segment chewy fruit worm in each case, how many segments does each person get?

Answer 1

Question:

Show 2 ways that four people can share a 6-segment chewy fruit worm.

In each case how many segments does each person get ?

Answer:

a. $Each\ Person = 1.5\ segments$

b. $Each\ person = 3\ segments$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Segments = 6$

$People = 4$

Method 1: Simply divide the number of segments by the number of people.

$Each\ Person = \frac{Segments}{People}$

$Each\ Person = \frac{6}{4}$

$Each\ Person = 1.5$

Method 2:

Start by taking LCM of 4 and 6

$4 = 2*2$

$6 = 2 * 3$

$LCM = 2 * 2 * 3$

$LCM = 12$

This means that you divide the chewy fruit into 12 segments. This is done by cutting each segment in half.

Each person gets:

$Each\ person = \frac{Segments}{People}$

$Each\ person = \frac{12}{4}$

$Each\ person = 3$

So, when the fruit is further divided to 12, each person gets 3 segments of the division.