Question

"If you share 7 apples equally with 3 people, then there are 213
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First, complete the sentence. Then, briefly explain what the whole number 2, the denominator 3, and the numerator 1 mean in this problem.

(2 points)

Answer 1

"If you share 7 apples equally with 3 people, then each person gets 2 1/3 apples."

- Whole number 2: each person gets 2 whole apples.
- Denominator 3: the remaining apple is split into 3 equal parts (because there are 3 people).
- Numerator 1: each person gets one of those three parts, i.e. 1/3 of an apple.