Clark and Chris picked one and one half gallon of blackberries and divided them evenly between themselves how many gallons of blackberries did each get? This is algebra 1 so show work and the answer
To find out how many gallons of blackberries each person got, we need to divide the total amount of blackberries by the number of people.
Since Clark and Chris picked one and one half gallon of blackberries in total, the total amount of blackberries is 1 + 1/2 = 3/2 gallons.
We need to divide this amount evenly between two people, which means each person gets 3/2 divided by 2.
To divide fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.
So, (3/2) divided by 2 is (3/2) * (1/2) = 3/4.
Therefore, each person got 3/4 gallons of blackberries.
To solve this problem, we start by dividing the total amount of blackberries, which is 1 and 1/2 gallon, between two people, Clark and Chris.
To divide a fraction by a whole number, we can divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number) and then multiply the resulting quotient by the whole number.
First, let's convert the mixed number 1 and 1/2 into an improper fraction:
1 + 1/2 = 2/2 + 1/2 = 3/2
Now, we divide 3/2 by 2:
(3/2) รท 2 => (3/2) * (1/2) = 3/4
Therefore, each person will get 3/4 gallon of blackberries.