SOLUTION: An art teacher has a box of markers. She keeps half of the markers in the box and gives one third of the other half to group A. The remaining markers were shared equally among 8 st

Question 1013932: An art teacher has a box of markers. She keeps half of the markers in the box and gives one third of the other half to group A. The remaining markers were shared equally among 8 students in group B. What fraction of the whole box does each of the students in group B get?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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She keeps 1/2 (3/6) in the box, gives 1/3 of half (1/6 of box) to
Group A., the remaining 2/3 of a half box (2/6 of box) to Group B.
Each student gets 1/8 of 2/6 of the box:
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(1/8)(2/6)=2/48=1/24
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Each Group B student gets 1/24 of the box.
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