4 people pick some apples. They each pick the same amount. If they pick 10pounds in all, how many pounds does each person pick?
You have two numbers. Do you think you should
add?
subtract?
multiply?
divide?
What is your answer?
To find out how many pounds each person picks, you need to divide the total weight of apples by the number of people. In this case, there are 4 people and they picked a total of 10 pounds of apples. To calculate, you would divide the total weight (10 pounds) by the number of people (4). Let's do the math:
10 pounds ÷ 4 people = 2.5 pounds
Therefore, each person picked 2.5 pounds of apples.