How many pounds of salt would each cook get if 3 cooks shared 2/3 of a pound of salt equally? ______________ of a pound of salt.

Answer 1

To find out how many pounds of salt each cook would get if 3 cooks shared \( \frac{2}{3} \) of a pound of salt equally, you need to divide \( \frac{2}{3} \) by 3.

This can be expressed as:

\[ \frac{2}{3} \div 3 = \frac{2}{3} \div \frac{3}{1} = \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{2 \times 1}{3 \times 3} = \frac{2}{9} \]

So, each cook would get \( \frac{2}{9} \) of a pound of salt. The answer is:

\(\frac{2}{9}\) of a pound of salt.