There is 1/2 of a candy bar that needs to be divided evenly among 3 children. What fraction of the total candy bar will each child receive?
(1/2)/3 = 1/2 * 1/3 = 1/6 0f the half candy bar.
2 * 1/6 = 2/6 = 1/3 of the whole candy bar.
To divide 1/2 of a candy bar evenly among 3 children, you need to find 1/2 divided by 3.
To do this, you can multiply the numerator (1) by the reciprocal of the denominator (3):
1/2 ÷ 3 = 1/2 × 1/3 = 1/6
So, each child will receive 1/6 of the total candy bar.
To find out what fraction of the candy bar each child will receive, we need to divide the candy bar into equal parts.
Since there is 1/2 of a candy bar to be divided among 3 children, we can think of it as dividing the candy bar into 3 equal parts.
To do this, you can use fractions division. Multiply the fraction 1/2 by the reciprocal of 3/1:
(1/2) * (1/3)
To multiply fractions, you simply multiply the numerators (the numbers on the top) and the denominators (the numbers on the bottom) together:
(1 * 1) / (2 * 3) = 1/6
So, each child will receive 1/6th of the total candy bar.