If 3 people share 6 1/2 pounds of oranges equally, how many oranges will each person get?

Hello there!

Since as according to the word problem, you are splitting 6 1/2 oranges among 3 people equally, you must set up a division expression to find how much each individual person will get.

You should get 6 1/2÷3 as your expression.

Now, to divide fractions, first make sure both your dividend and divisor are in fraction form, and if the fraction is mixed, convert it to an improper fraction (multiply the whole number by the denominator and add your product to the numerator to get your improper numerator; the denominator will remain the same):
6 1/2÷3
13/2÷3/1

Now, find the reciprocal of the divisor and change the division sign to a multiplication sign:
13/2×1/3

Finally, multiply your numerators together and multiply your denominators together:
13/2×1/3
=13/6

Now, convert 13/6 to a mixed fraction to get 2 1/6.

Therefore, each person would get 2 1/6 pounds of oranges.

Hope this helps and have a great day!