"If you share 7 apples equally with 3 people, then there are

Question

2 1/3
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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.

Answer 1

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

The whole number 2 represents the number of apples that each person gets when they split the apples equally. The denominator 3 represents the total number of people who are sharing the apples. The numerator 1 represents the remaining apples that were unable to be split equally and get distributed as a fraction among the 3 people, giving each person an additional 1/3 of an apple.