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Lionel wanted to share 4 muffins with his 5 friends. He separated the muffins into 6 equal parts. What is the total amount each person would receive?

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Answer: 4/6

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User Xirururu
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Answer:the total amount that each person would receive is 2/3

Explanation:

Total number of muffins that Lionel wanted to share with his 5 friends is 4. He separated the muffins into 6 equal parts. This means that each of his friends as well as himself would receive equal amount of muffins. The total amount each person would receive would be

Total number of muffins/number of parts that it was shared into. It becomes

4/6 = 2/3 muffins

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