How many melons

Question

james has 5 melons. two of them are shared among 10 students. what fraction of a melon will each student get? the remaining melons are then divided into 1/3 each. these pieces are shared equally among the students. how many students do not get a piece of these melons?

Answer 1

2/10 = 1/5 is what each student gets

3 remain. 3 divided by 1/3 = 3/1 divided by 1/3 = 3/1 * 3/1 = 9 pieces.

1 student does not get a piece