xxxsavageboy21
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A farmer was dividing up his one-third of an acre of land between his 5 children. Since each child got the same amount of land, what fraction of the acre did each get?

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1/15 is the answer, however, t would be much more helpful if you'de put the choices
JonHenderson55
The answer is:  "  [tex] \frac{1}{15} [/tex]  acre  [per child] " .
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Explanation:
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  "(1/3) acre"  ; divided by "5" , equals:  How many acres?
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        [tex] \frac{1}{3}[/tex]  ÷  [tex] \frac{5}{1}[/tex]  ;

      =   [tex] \frac{1}{3}[/tex]  *  [tex] \frac{1}{5} [/tex]  ;

      =   [tex] \frac{(1 * 1)}{(3 * 5)}[/tex] ;  

      =   [tex] \frac{1}{15} [/tex]  acre  [per child] .
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The answer is:  "  [tex] \frac{1}{15} [/tex]  acre  [per child] " .
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