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There is 1 / 2 pound of meatloaf that will be shared equally among 3 friends. What fraction of a pound of meatloaf will each friend get?

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1/6 because if each friend got 1/3 of 1/2 that would equal 1/6
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each person will get 1/6 of the meatloaf because 1/3 of 1/2 is 1/6
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