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How much will each person get if 5 people share 1/3 a pond of candy

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\stackrel{\textit{lbs of candy}}{\cfrac{1}{3}}/ \stackrel{people}{5}\implies \cfrac{1}{3}/\cfrac{5}{1}\implies \cfrac{1}{3}\cdot \cfrac{1}{5}\implies \stackrel{\textit{lbs of candy}}{\cfrac{1}{15}}

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