Respuesta :
Answer:
0.5 pounds
Steps:
1 1/2 pounds
=1+1/2
=3/2 pounds
=1.5 pounds
Dividing it equally into 3 friends,
1.5 pounds/3 friends
=0.5 pounds / friends
=0.5 pounds per friends
So he gave 0.5 pounds of chocolates to each of his friends.
1 1/2 is the same as three halves. Divide three halves between three people, each of them gets one half.