An art teacher has a box of markers.She keeps half of the markers in the box and gives 1/3 of the other half to group A.The remaining markers were shared equally among the 8 students in group B.What fraction of the whole box does each of the students in group B get?

First, do 1- 1/2= 1/2. Then do 1/3 x 1/2= 1/6. 1/6 = amount the art teacher gives to group A. Then do 1/2 - 1/6 = 1/3 (This will get you the remaining markers to solve for group B) Then do 1/3 / 8= 1/24

The students in group B get 1/24 fraction of markers.

1 - 1/2 + (1/3)(1/2) = ?

Divide ? by 8.

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To find the fraction of the whole box that each student in group B receives, we need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Determine the total number of markers in the box.
Given that the art teacher keeps half of the markers in the box, this implies that the other half is given away. So, the total number of markers in the box is twice the number of markers the teacher gave away.

Step 2: Find the number of markers the teacher gave away.
The teacher gave away 1/3 of the other half of the markers to group A. To calculate this, divide the remaining half by 3, then multiply by 1.

Step 3: Calculate the total number of markers remaining in the box after giving away markers to group A.
Subtract the number of markers given away to group A from the number of markers in the box.

Step 4: Divide the number of markers remaining by the number of students in group B.
Divide the number of markers remaining by 8 (the number of students in group B) to get the number of markers each student in group B receives.

Step 5: Express the result as a fraction of the whole box.
Divide the number of markers each student in group B receives by the total number of markers in the box to obtain the fraction of the whole box that each student in group B gets.

Now let's calculate the answer by applying these steps:

Step 1: The total number of markers in the box is X (unknown).

Step 2: The teacher gave away 1/3 of the other half of the markers, so the number of markers given away is (1/3) * (1/2) * X = X/6.

Step 3: The total number of markers remaining in the box is X - X/6 = (6X - X)/6 = 5X/6.

Step 4: Each student in group B receives (5X/6) / 8 = (5X/6) * (1/8) = 5X/48.

Step 5: The fraction of the whole box that each student in group B gets is (5X/48) / X = (5/48).

Therefore, each student in group B receives 5/48 of the whole box of markers.