Question

Brad bought a 1/3 -pound bag of beans. He divided all the beans into two equal-sized piles. How much did each of the piles weigh?
Brad bought a 1/3-pound bag of beans. He divided all the beans into two equal-sized piles.

To find out how much each pile weighs, we need to divide the weight of the bag by 2.

1/3 รท 2 = 1/6

Therefore, each pile weighs 1/6 pound.

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