Question

Working together 6 friends pick 14 2/5 pounds of pecans at a peacan farm they divide the pecans equally among themselves how many pounds does each friend get

Answer 1

Amount of pecans picked by six friends =
`14(2)/(5)` pounds

Converting it to improper fraction form =
`(72)/(5)` pounds

Number of friends among whom these are divided equally = 6

So, each friend gets =
`((72)/(5))/(6)` pounds

=
`(72)/(5)*(1)/(6)`

=
`(12)/(5)` pounds

And converting this in mixed fraction, each friend gets =

`2(2)/(5)` pounds