L has 3 apples. He serves 1/3 of a whole apple to each friend. How many friends does he have.

Question

I want to know the answer for this problem please.

Answer 1

Claude, we know that the number of apples served equals the amount given to each times the number of people. Using fact families, the number of people equals the number of apples divided by the amount given to each.

 

3 ÷ 1/3 = 3/1 x 3/1 = 9/1 = 9

 

L had 9 friends.