Five divers found three chests of coins. they decided to divide the treasure evenly. what portion of the chest would each one get ?
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3/5 of all the chests.
To find out the portion of the chest that each diver would get, we need to divide the total number of coins in the chests by the number of divers. As the question does not provide any specific information about the number of coins in each chest, let's assume each chest contains an equal number of coins.
Let's assign variable names:
- Total number of coins in each chest: C
- Total number of chests: N
- Number of divers: D
From the given information:
- Number of chests: N = 3
- Number of divers: D = 5
To calculate the portion, we first need to know the total number of coins. As it is not specified, let's assume C = 100 coins in each chest (you can change this number based on preference).
Total number of coins = C * N = 100 * 3 = 300 coins
Now, we can determine the portion of coins each diver would get by dividing the total number of coins by the number of divers:
Portion = Total number of coins / Number of divers = 300 / 5 = 60 coins
Therefore, each diver would get a portion of 60 coins from the chests.