contestada

Marianne has 5/8 pound of peas. She cooks 2/3 of those peas for 5 people. if each person is served an equal amount, how much peas did each person get?

Respuesta :


(5/8) x (2/3) = 5/12

(5/12) / 5 people= 1/12 pound each.

calculista

we know that

Marianne has [tex] \frac{5}{8} [/tex] pound of peas

If she cooks [tex] \frac{2}{3} [/tex] pound of peas of the total

then

Marianne cooks [tex] \frac{5}{8} *\frac{2}{3} =\frac{10}{24} =\frac{5}{12} \ pounds [/tex]

to calculate the quantity of peas served to each person

Divide [tex] \frac{5}{12} \ pounds [/tex] by [tex] 5 [/tex]

[tex] \frac{\frac{5}{12}}{5} =\frac{5}{12*5} =\frac{1}{12} \ pounds [/tex]

therefore

the answer is

[tex] \frac{1}{12} \ pounds [/tex]