Question

Rambo distributed 15 apples among three of his sons equally, How many apples will each son get? What fraction of the total apples will each son get?

• A. 5 apples, $\frac{1}{3}$
• B. 5 apples, $\frac{1}{5}$
• C. 3 apples, $\frac{1}{3}$
• D. 3 apples, $\frac{1}{5}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A

5 apples, $\frac{1}{3}$

Number of apples = 15
Number of sons = 3
Each son gets $\frac{15}{3}$ or 5 apples.

Fraction of apple each son gets = $\frac{5}{15}$
Reducing both numerator and denominator by dividing by 5,
$\Rightarrow \frac{5÷5}{15÷5}=\frac{1}{3}$

$\therefore$ Each son will get 5 apples, which is $\frac{1}{3}$ of the total apples.