Answer: There are 2 friends who are sharing the berries.
Step-by-step explanation:
Number of pounds of berries is shared by a group of friends is given by
[tex]2\frac{1}{2}\\\\=\frac{5}{2}[/tex]
Number of pounds of berries is shared by each of them is given by
[tex]\frac{5}{4}[/tex]
We have to find the number of friends are sharing the berries :
So, Number of friends are sharing the berries is given by
[tex]\frac{\frac{5}{2}}{\frac{5}{4}}\\\\=\frac{5\times 4}{5\times 2}\\\\=2[/tex]
Hence, there are 2 friends who are sharing the berries.
The group has 5/2 pounds of berries. There are two friends in the group which are having the same amount of berries.
Given:
The amount of berries distributed in a group of friends is [tex]2\dfrac{1}{2}=\dfrac{5}{2}[/tex] pounds.
The amount of berries shared by one person in the group is [tex]\dfrac{5}{4}[/tex] pounds.
Now, the berries are equally distributed in the group.
So, the number of persons in the group will be calculated as,
[tex]\dfrac{\frac{5}{2}}{\frac{5}{4}}=\frac{5}{2}\times \frac{4}{5}\\=2[/tex]
Therefore, there are two friends in the group which are having the same amount of berries.
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