Question

John made of a pound of fudge and Mary made of a pound of fudge. Ricky takes the sum of the two amounts of fudge and divides it into three equal portions, planning to keep one portion for himself. How much fudge does Ricky keep?

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Answer 1

Rickey keep 2/3 or 0.7 fudge.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

John made of a pound of fudge and Mary made of a pound of fudge.

Ricky takes the sum of the two amounts of fudge

The sum of the two amounts of fudge is 2 pound.

He divides it into three equal portions.



Hence Rickey keep 2/3 or 0.7 fudge.