Question

Tara bought a dozen folders. She took 1/3 of the dozen and then divided the remaining folders equally among her four friends. What fraction of the dozen did each of her four friends receive? How many folders was this per person?

Answer 1

your answer would be 1/12

Answer 2

12 * 1/3 = 4
4/4 = 1
1/12

Each of her four friends received 1/12 of the dozen. This is 1 folder per person.