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three children wants to share 3 1/4 air head Candy Stripes so that each gets the same amount how much would each person get

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first well change 3 1/4 to an improper fraction

3 1/4 = 13/4

then we'll divide 3 into 13/4

when we divide fractions we flip the second one and then multiply them

3 4 12
--- × ---- = ---
1 13 13

they each would get 12/13 of a candy strip

I hope I've helped!
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