Two-thirds of a bag of candies is shared equally among 6 people. What fraction of the candies does each person receive?

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Alan P.
Feb 28, 2017

Each person receives #1/6# of the candies being shared,
or #1/9# of a bag of candies. (The question is ambiguous).

Explanation:

#2/3# of a bag of candies divided among #6#people
implies #(2/3)/6=2/18=1/9# of a bag for each.

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