James had a large back of raisins and he ate 3/4 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. _____ _____ of the bag of raisins.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. half
f. quarter
g. sixth
h. eighths
i. twelveths
j. sixtenth
Since James ate 3/4 of the bag of raisins, he has 1/4 of the bag left. When he shares this equally between himself and his 2 friends, each of them will get 1/3 of the remaining raisins.
So, each of his friends will get 1/3 of 1/4 of the whole bag of raisins.
1/3 of 1/4 can be simplified as (1/3) x (1/4) = 1/12.
Therefore, each of James' friends will get 1/12 of the whole bag of raisins.
Answer: (i) twelfths of the bag of raisins.