Question

Three students picked 15 pounds of apples to share. What fraction of the 15 pounds of apples will each student take home? 5th grade please help​

Answer 1

Answer: 1/3

Step-by-step explanation: if there are three students then the denominator is 3 (?/3)  and if each of them want an equal share then the numerator would 1 (1/3)

just to check:

1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3

= 3/3

therefore the answer is 1/3

Answer 2

Answer:

1/3 or 5 pounds each

Step-by-step explanation:

if there's 3 kids splitting up 15 pounds worth of apples, the 15 pounds are divided into thirds. so each child takes home 1/3 or one third of the 15 pounds. which is equal to 5 pound of apples per child