Question

Amanda is having a Superbowl party. While watching the game, four people are sharing two-thirds of a jar of salsa. What equal-sized portion of the whole jar will each of the four people receive? Solve and reduce if possible!

Answer 1

J/6, where J is the measure of the contents of the full jar

Explanation:

Let J represent the volume of the full jar of salsa.

Two thirds of this jar of salsa are divided among four people. Thus, the amount of salsa shared in this way is (2/3)J.

Each of the four people will receive one fourth of this (2/3)J:

1 2J

--- * ------- = J/6.

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