An old women with ten children had six potatoes. How did she make sure that each child had an equal share?

Question

There was an old woman who lived on a beach and the only food she had for her ten children was six potatoes. How did she make sure that each child had an equal share?

Answer 1

Old women has 6 Potatoes , assume that each potato has an area equals to A ,,

Old woman should cut the potato into three parts of area .6A ;;; .2A ;;;; .2A

the first six children should be given .6A individually from the six potatoes and the rest 4 will get 3*(.2A) from the 12 parts of .2A,,,,