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Dion shares 1/3 cup of nuts equally with his brother.

How much does each person get?

Enter your answer as a fraction in simplest form by filling in the boxes.

User Nirrek
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Hii

Lets solve for x. X being how much each person gets.

1/3÷2 1/6.

Convert any mixed numbers to fractions.

Then your initial equation becomes:

1/3÷2/1

Applying the fractions formula for division,

=1×1/3×2

=1/6

=1/6

So your answer is 1/6 :)

Hope this helps!

User Endang
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Answer:


(1)/(6) cup of nuts

Explanation:

Dion and his brother = 2 people


(1)/(2)/ 2 \\\\(1)/(3) *(1)/(2) \\\\(1)/(6)

This simply means that each person gets
(1)/(6) cup of nuts.

Hope this helps!

User Anton Rudeshko
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