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Amanda has a piece of ribbon that is 1/4 yard long she wants to share the ribbon with her and 2 friends. If each of the three friends get the same amount how much ribbon will each person get

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1/4 x 2

1. Set up the problem,
1/4 x 2/1

2. Flip the second fraction, so it'll turn into 1/2

3. Multiply straight across
1/4 x 1/2 = 1/8

1/8 Would Be The Answer.
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