Jerry has 2 1/2pounds of peanuts to share equally. He plans to share the peanuts among 5 people. How many pounds of peanuts will each person get?

Express your answer in simplest form.

pound of peanut per person.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know Jerry only has 2 pounds of peanut. But this is a mixed number. How can we simplify this fraction to make it simpler in our equation?

Explanation:

1. Multiply the whole number part by the fraction's denominator.  ( 2 x 2 ) = 4

2. Add that to the numerator.  ( 4 + 1 ) = 5

3. Then write the result on top of the denominator. =

4. =  pounds of peanut.

2 is = , this is just the fraction in simpler form.

Division:

It is shared by 5 people so,

Each person would get ÷ =

Note:

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