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Dividing a Fraction into Equal Groups
Three members of a teen hiking group hiked 3
5
of the entire Appalachian trail. The hikers took turns carrying a backpack of supplies. If each teen carried the backpack the same distance, what part of the total distance did each hiker carry the backpack?

In this problem, the numerator is the same number as the
.
So the answer will be a
.
Each hiker carried the backpack for
of the total trail distance.


Sagot :

Answer:

Each hiker carried the backpack for 1/5 of the total trail distance

Step-by-step explanation:

Three members of a teen hiking group hiked 3/5  of the entire Appalachian trail, each teen carried the backpack the same distance

=>  each teen carried the backpack for = (1/3) (3/5)  of total Distance = 1/5