lucy had 2 1/2 apples.she cut them into fourths.if she had enough fourths her self and the friends with her ,how many of them were there?
(5/2) * 4 = 20/2 = 10
To find out how many fourths Lucy had, we need to convert the mixed number of 2 1/2 apples into an improper fraction.
2 1/2 as an improper fraction is 5/2.
Since Lucy cut the apples into fourths, each apple was divided into 4 equal parts. Therefore, each apple is equal to 4 fourths.
To find out how many fourths Lucy had, we multiply the number of apples by the number of fourths per apple:
5/2 (apples) * 4 (fourths per apple) = 20/2 = 10 fourths
Now, let's find out how many people there were to share these 10 fourths.
If each person gets 1 fourth, we divide the total number of fourths by the number of fourths per person:
10 fourths ÷ 1 fourth per person = 10 people
So, there were 10 people in total, including Lucy and her friends.