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A year ago
James had a large bag of raisins and he ate

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 of it over the weekend. On Monday, he decided to share the remaining raisins with 2 friends so that each of the 3 of them get a fair share. What portion of the whole bag of raisins did each of his friends get? Choose your answer from the drop-down lists.

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1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/12, 1/16
  of the bag of raisins.
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A year ago
We know that James ate 3/4 of the bag of raisins, which means he left 1/4 of the bag for his friends to share. Since there are 3 people sharing equally, each person gets 1/3 of the remaining 1/4 of the bag:
1/3 x 1/4 = 1/12

Therefore, each of the friends gets 1/12 of the whole bag of raisins.

Answer: 1/12
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