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You have 2 1/2 pounds of fudge divided amount four friends and yourself how much will each person receive

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Answer:

1/2 pound

Step-by-step explanation:

We are dividing [tex]\bf 2\dfrac{1}{2}[/tex] pounds of fudge equally among 4 friends and yourself. In total, this is 5 people.

We can rewrite the division as multiplication by the divisor's reciprocal:

[tex]2\dfrac12 \div 5 = 2\dfrac12 \times \dfrac{1}{5}[/tex]

To make this simpler, we can convert the mixed number into an improper fraction:

[tex]2\dfrac12 = \dfrac{(2\times 2) + 1}{2} \\ \\\text{ }\ \ \, = \dfrac{5}{2}[/tex]

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[tex]\dfrac{\not\!5}2\times \dfrac{1}{\not\!5} =\boxed{ \dfrac12}[/tex]

So, each person will receive 1/2 pound of fudge.

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