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James had a large bag of raisins and he ate three over four of it over the weekend on Monday he decide to share the remaining raises with two friends so that each of the three of them get a fair share what portion of the whole bag of raisins did each of his friends get choose your answer from the drop-down list A one B two C three D four A half B quarters C sixth D eighth E twelfth F sixteenth of the bag of raisins

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Let's break this down step by step:

1. James had a large bag of raisins, and he ate \(\frac{3}{4}\) of it over the weekend. This means that the portion he did not eat is:

\[
1 - \frac{3}{4} = \frac{1}{4}
\]

2. Now, he has \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the bag of raisins left.

3. He decides to share this remaining \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the raisins with two friends, making a total of three people (including himself) who will share this remaining amount.

4. To find out how much each person will get, we divide the remaining raisins by three:

\[
\text{Each person's share} = \frac{1}{4} \div 3 = \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{1}{12}
\]

So, each of the friends gets \(\frac{1}{12}\) of the whole bag of raisins.

The correct answer is **E: twelfth**.

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