if 1/3 of a mile of state highway litter is removed equally by 4 vollantires what fraction of a mille will each volunteer clean.

A:1/8
B:1/12
C:1/18
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The answer is 1/12. I know that they are working on 1/3 of the mile, then we split that 1/3 mile into 4. Now we divide the other 2/3 into 4 and 4. This makes 1/3 equal 4. 4+4+4=12. Then since they only did one part, Each person did 1 of ALL the 12ths. This makes 1/12 our answer.
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