Question

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Lauren and Shayla have ½ pound of skittles. They want to share the Skittles between themselves and 2 friends.
How many pounds of skittles will each of them receive?

Answer 1

0.125 pounds of skittles

Explanation:

Lauren and Shayla have a total of ½ pound of skittles and they want to share them with 2 friends, including themselves, so the total number of people is 2+2 = 4

If they want to divide the ½ pound of skittles equally among 4 people, each person will receive ½ pound / 4 = 0.125 pounds of skittles.