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Jessica has 1/3 of a bag of dog food to divide evenly between her 2 dogs. What fraction of the whole bag does jessica give each of her dogs?

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Answer:

6 bags of dog food would be the right answer

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For this case, we must indicate which fraction of the bag Jessica gives to each dog, knowing that she divides the bag in equal parts.

For this, we divide:
\frac {\frac {1} {3}} {2} = \frac {1} {6}

Thus, Jessica gives each dog
\frac {1} {6}from the food bag.

Answer:


\frac {1} {6}

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