If three people shared 1/2 Pound of peanuts how much will each person have

Answer 1

When dividing with fractions, we flip the second and multiply. Wait, how do we flip 3? Remember that 3 = 3/1, so we end up with...

(1/2)(1/3) = 1/6 pound each

Answer 2

Answer 3

If three people shared 1/2 Pound of peanuts how much will each person have?

If three people divided the peanuts equally, then each person would get 1/3 of the total amount.

Reworded problem: What is (1/3) of (1/2 pound) ? [note: "of" often means multiply]

(1/3) * (1/2 pound)

1/6 pound [multiply the numerators; multiply the denominators; reduce, if possible]

Answer 4

Start with division:

1 / 2 ÷ 3

1 / 2 • 1 / 3 to divide, multiply by reciprocal

1 / 6

Answer 5

This would be 1/2 ÷ 3. To divide, you would multiply by the reciprocal and change to:

1/2 x 1/3 = (1 x 1)/(2 x 3) = 1/6 of a pound is what each person would have.