Bob has 4/5 of a pound of fudge. He wants to share it with Sue. How much of a pound of fudge will bo

Bob has 4/5 of a pound of fudge. He wants to share it with Sue. How much of a pound of fudge will both of them get?

If Bob shares the fudge with Sue, we assume they split equal parts. This means:

We take 4/5 total and divide into 2 for 2 people:
4/5/2

This is the same as 4/5 * 1/2
4/10

This fraction is not simplified.
Factor of 4 = {1, 2, 4}
Factors of 10 = {1, 2, 5, 10}

In both of these lists, we see the greatest common factor is 2.

So we divide top and bottom of 4/10 by 2:
4/2 / 10 / 2
2/5
Bob gets 2/5 of a pound of fudge and Sue gets 2/5 of a pound of fudge