Alexis divided a 1 3/4 pound bag of apples among 3 friends. how many pounds of apples did each friend receive?

The answer is 12 cuz I have 3 multiplying by 4 is going to give you 12

1 pound : 3 friends = 1/3 pound per friend

then 3/4 apples split between 3 friends = 1/4 pound per friend

turn those into decimals 1/4 = 0.25

1/3 = 0.33 now add, 0.25 plus 0.33 equals 0.58 pounds of apples are given to each friend.

in fraction form that would be 58/100 or 29/50 and that's as low as the fraction can go.