James had a large bag 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.
1, 2, 3, 4,
1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/12, 1/16
of the bag of raisins.
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