Answer: 1 /12 pounds each
Step-by-step explanation:
Alexis has a 5/12 pound bag of apples and 5 friends to divide them amongst.
The number of pounds each friend receives is the number of pounds Alexis has divided by the number of friends she has:
= 5/12 ÷ 5
= 5/12 * 1/5
= 5 / 60
Take the fraction to the lowest form by dividing by 5:
= 1 / 12
Hint: When dividing a fraction by a number, you can instead multiply that fraction by the inverse of that number.
