Jodie bought 3 1/2 pounds of apples to share equally amount 20 people what is the unit rate of pounds of apples per person write your answer in fraction form

Answer 1

To find the unit rate of pounds of apples per person, we need to divide the total weight of apples by the number of people.

First, convert \(3 \frac{1}{2}\) pounds into an improper fraction:

\[ 3 \frac{1}{2} = \frac{7}{2} \text{ pounds} \]

Now, we divide this amount by 20 people:

\[ \frac{7/2}{20} = \frac{7}{2} \times \frac{1}{20} = \frac{7 \times 1}{2 \times 20} = \frac{7}{40} \]

So, the unit rate of pounds of apples per person is:

\[ \frac{7}{40} \text{ pounds per person} \]