Answer :
[tex]2 \dfrac{1}{2} \text{ lb}[/tex] pounds of peanuts each person will get .
To find out how many pounds of peanuts each person will get, we need to divide the total amount of peanuts Jerry has by the number of people he plans to share them with.
Given:
Total pounds of peanuts = [tex]2 \dfrac{1}{2}[/tex] = 2.5 pounds
Number of people = 5
To calculate the amount of peanuts each person will get, we need to divide the total pounds of peanuts by the number of people:
Amount per person = [tex]\dfrac{2 \dfrac{1}{2}}{5}[/tex]
Now, let's simplify the division:
Amount per person = [tex]\dfrac{5}{2} \times \dfrac{5}{5} = \dfrac{12.5}{5} = 2.5[/tex]
Therefore, each person will get 2.5 pounds of peanuts.
Answer: c) [tex]2 \dfrac{1}{2} \text{ lb}[/tex]
Question :
Each of the 5 people will get 42.4 pounds of peanuts when 212 pounds are shared equally.
The student's question asks how many pounds of peanuts will each of the 5 people get if Jerry shares his 212 pounds of peanuts equally. To find the answer, we need to divide the total amount of peanuts by the number of people
212 pounds ÷ 5 people = 42.4 pounds per person
This means that each person will receive 42.4 pounds of peanuts.
