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4 classmates were asked to decorate 1/5 of the bulletin board in a classroom. they divided the section to be decorated among the 4 student. What fraction of the entire bulletin board did each classmate decorate

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Data:
Fraction of the chalkboard =
(1)/(5)
classmate = 4
Fraction that each classmate decorated = ?

Solving:


(1)/(5)/4 \to ( (1)/(5) )/(4) = (1)/(5)* (1)/(4) = \boxed{\boxed{(1)/(20)}} \end{array}}\qquad\quad\checkmark

Fraction that each classmate decorated =
(1)/(20)


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