Question

max has 1/3 of a pound of pretzels and wants to share between himself and a friend how much pretzals will max friend receive blank of a pound

Answer 1

Given the total pound of pretzels, max has to be 1/3 of a pound

To obtain what max's friend will get

Divide the total max has by 2

$\begin{gathered} =\frac{1}{\frac{3}{2}} \\ =\frac{1}{3}\times\frac{1}{2} \\ =\frac{1}{6} \end{gathered}$

Hence, max's friend will receive 1/6 pound of pretzels