Question

Nine friends share 12 pounds of pecansequally. How many pounds of pecans doeseach friend get?

Answer 1

Given:

9 Friend share 12 pounds of pecans.

Total amount of pecans = 12

The total number of friends =9

`\begin{gathered} =(12)/(9) \\ =(4)/(3) \\ =1(1)/(3) \end{gathered}`
`\text{Each friends has 1}(1)/(3)\text{ pounds of pecans.}`