Sylvia has six and one-half boxes of chocolate to share at a family picnic. If she gives each person one-third of a box, how many people can receive chocolate?

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Answer 1

To find the number of people who can receive chocolate, we need to divide the total number of boxes by the amount each person gets.

Total number of boxes = 6.5
Amount each person gets = 1/3

Number of people who can receive chocolate = 6.5 / (1/3)

To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by its reciprocal.

Number of people who can receive chocolate = 6.5 * (3/1)
Number of people who can receive chocolate = 19.5

Therefore, 19 people can receive chocolate.