Question

You have 1/5 of a box of erasers and you need to share them with 3 total people, including yourself. What fraction of the box should each person get?

Answer 1

You have 1/5 of a box of erasers

Number of box of erasers = 1/5.

you need to share them with 3 total people, including yourself

Total number of people = 3 + 1( yourself)

Total number of people = 4

Since, we have to distribute the box of erasers to 4 people

So, divide 1/5 by 4:

`\begin{gathered} (1)/(5)\text{ }/4=((1)/(5))/(4) \\ (1)/(5)\text{ }/4=(1)/(5)*(1)/(4) \\ (1)/(5)\text{ }/4=(1)/(5*4) \\ (1)/(5)\text{ }/4=(1)/(20) \end{gathered}`

The fraction of the box that each person will get is 1/20

Answer: 1/20