Question

Amir purchased 1 1/2 pounds of chocolates and gave them equally to 3 friends.How many pounds of chocolates did Amir give to each friend?​

Answer 1

1 1/2 is the same as three halves. Divide three halves between three people, each of them gets one half.

Answer 2

0.5 pounds

Steps:

1 1/2 pounds

=1+1/2

=3/2 pounds

=1.5 pounds

Dividing it equally into 3 friends,

1.5 pounds/3 friends

=0.5 pounds / friends

=0.5 pounds per friends

So he gave 0.5 pounds of chocolates to each of his friends.