Kayla, Emil, and Ian are putting their money together to buy a block of locally made cheese, which they will split evenly between them. If the block of cheese weighs 28.8 ounces, how many ounces will each friend get?

If they are splitting the cheese equally amongst the three of them, and the cheese weighs 28.8 ounces, each friend would get 28.8 / 3 = <<28.8/3=9.6>>9.6 ounces. Answer: \boxed{9.6}.