Two friend share1/2 of a pineapple equally. What fraction of a whole pineapple does each friend get? Please answer
(1/2) / 2 =
(1/2) * (1/2) = 1/4
To find the fraction of a whole pineapple that each friend gets, we need to divide the total amount of pineapple by the number of friends.
In this case, we have two friends sharing 1/2 of a pineapple equally. To divide 1/2 equally among two friends, we can think of it as dividing the 1/2 pineapple into two equal parts.
To divide a fraction by a whole number, we can multiply the fraction by the reciprocal of the whole number. In this case, the reciprocal of 2 is 1/2.
So, we can multiply 1/2 by 1/2 to find the fraction of a whole pineapple that each friend gets:
1/2 * 1/2 = (1 * 1) / (2 * 2) = 1/4
Therefore, each friend gets 1/4 of a whole pineapple.