Each friend will get 1 1/3 pounds of pecans
Explanation:
Given:
Nine friends share 12 pounds of pecans
To find:
The pound of pecans each friend get
Let the pound of pecan each friend get = y
9 friends = 12 pounds of pecans
1 friend = y
cross multiply:
9(y) = 1(12)
9y = 12
divide both sides by 9:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{9y}{9}\text{ = }\frac{12}{9} \\ y\text{ = }\frac{12}{9} \\ y\text{ = 4/3 } \\ y\text{ = 1}\frac{1}{3}\text{ } \end{gathered}[/tex]Each friend will get 1 1/3pounds of pecans
