A family of six equally share 3/5 pound of peanuts. What fraction of a pound of peanuts does each person receive? Show your work

Step-by-step explanation:

the amount of peanuts given was 3/5th of a pound of peanuts.

there are 6 people amongst which this amount should be divided equally.

therefore given amount should be divided by 6 so that each person gets an equal share

amount present -  of a pound

divide by 6

then numerators are multiplied by numerators and denominators multiplied by denominators

the fraction can be further simplified by dividing both numerator and denominator by common number which is 3

=

therefore fraction that each person receives is 1/10th of a pound

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step-by-step explanation:

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-12 -5(x + 4) = 3x

-12 - 5x - 20 = 3x

-12 - 20 - 5x = 3x

-32 - 5x = 3x

    + 5x   + 5x

-32 = 8x

8         8

- 4= x