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A spice merchant divided 1/2 of a pound of ground cinnamon into 5 equal packages. He then sold the ground cinnamon to restaurants and bakeries. What was the weight of ground cinnamon in each package?

Answer :

Answer:

1/10 of a pound.

Explanation:

To found the weight of ground cinnamon in each package we need to divide 1/2 by 5. So, we can use the following equation:

[tex]\frac{a}{b}\div c=\frac{a}{b}\times\frac{1}{c}=\frac{a}{b\times c}[/tex]

Then, 1/2 divided by 5 is equal to:

[tex]\frac{1}{2}\div5=\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{5}=\frac{1}{2\times5}=\frac{1}{10}[/tex]

Therefore, each package weighs 1/10 of a pound.