Miss Olson bought a block of cheddar cheese. The block weighed 3/5 of a pound. She cut the block up into 2 equal pieces. What was the weight of each piece of cheese?

Question

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

3/5 divided by 2 = (3/5)/2 = (3/5)(1/2)= 3/10 = 0.3

= 30%

but the fraction you want is 3/10 of a pound for each piece