Question

If 1/2 an apple was shared equally among the 3 people what fraction of the whole apple did each person receive

Answer 1

Each person received
`(1)/(6)` of an apple

Explanation:

If
`(1)/(2)` of an apple was shared equally among the 3 people.

We will divide
`(1)/(2)` by 3 to find how much apple each person got.

`(1)/(2)` ÷
`(3)/(1)`

=
`(1)/(2)` ×
`(1)/(3)`

=
`(1)/(6)`

Each person received
`(1)/(6)` of the whole apple.