Three friends share 1/5 of a jar of jam. They each get an equal amount of jam. What fraction of the original amount of jam in the jar does each friend get?

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Kourosh Neyestani · Answer 1 · 2022-03-24T08:52:09+0000

Answer:

1/15

Explanation:

so theres 1/5 jam left in the far, which isn't much, and 3 friends have to split it equally between them, so the 1/5 jar of jam is split into 3,

just simply divide 1/5 by 3 and you will get 1/15 for your final answer.