Question

An estate is divided so that each of 5 children receives equal shares of `2/3` of the estate. What fraction of the total estate will each receive?

Answer 1

Each child will receive `2/15` of the estate.

Explanation:

Divide 2/3 of the estate by 5 children.

`2/3-:5/1`

Multiply `2/3` times the reciprocal of `5/1` and multiply across.

`2/3xx1/5=2/15`