SOLUTION: How much candy would each person get if 3 people shared 1/4 of a bag equally?

SOLUTION: How much candy would each person get if 3 people shared 1/4 of a bag equally?

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Question 730783: How much candy would each person get if 3 people shared 1/4 of a bag equally?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1/4)/3 = (1/4)*(1/3) = 1/12

So each person would get 1/12 of the bag.

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