Am I allergic to mints?

1/2 pound of mints for 8 students.?

• Alley is in charge of giving prizes to teams at a mathematics competition. With each prize, she also wants to give each member of the team an equal amount of mints. How much will each team member get if Alley has the fiven amounts of mints?? a) 1/2 pound of mints for 8 students b) 1/4 pound of mints for 4 students c) 3/4 pound of mints for 3 students d) 4/5 pound of mints for 10 students e) 1 1/2 pounds of mints for 2 students ALL ANSWERS NEED TO BE IN FRACTIONS

• Answer:

  This question has nothing to do with alcohol, but as a general guideline: a) 1/2 is the same as .50 b) 1/4 is the same as .25 c) 3/4 is the same as .75 d) 4/5 is the same as .80 e) 1 1/2 is the same as 1.50 From there - multiplying within the number of students (using LCD) should be able to give you the answers. Just remember to round off as needed, where appropriate.