Question

If you had 2 pieces of licorice to share equally among 3 people, how much licorice would each person get? show your thinking clearly.

Answer 1

I believe this question could be answered with simple divison.

There is 2 pieces of Licorice
These 2 pieces shall be divided for 3 people.

So, the amount licorice that each person get would be:

2/3  = 0.67 Licorice per person

Answer 2

The amount of licorice that each person will get is equal to the total number of licorice and the number of people. that is calculated through the equation,

    n = number of licorice / number of persons

Substituting the known values,

    n = 2/3

Answer: 2/3