Question

What a fruit salad weighs 6 pounds.If 15 people share the salad equally,how much fruit salad each person eat.

Answer 1

From the statement, we know that 15 people will share a salad that weighs 6 pounds.

The ratio of pounds of salad per person is:

$\frac{6\text{ pounds}}{15\text{ people}}=\frac{2\times3\text{ pounds}}{5\times3\text{ people}}=\frac{2\text{ pounds}}{5\text{ people}}.$

Answer

Each person will eat 2/5 pounds of salad.