Carl wants to give away 1/3 of his baseball collection of cards. he is going to divided among 3 friends. What fraction of the original
collection will each of Carls friends receive?
A.3 1/3
B.3/8
C.1/9
D.1/12
To find the fraction of the original collection that each of Carl's friends will receive, we first need to find the fraction that Carl is giving away. Carl wants to give away 1/3 of his collection, so that leaves 2/3 of the collection remaining.
Next, we need to divide the remaining 2/3 of the collection among 3 friends. To divide equally among 3 friends, we need to divide 2/3 by 3:
2/3 ÷ 3 = 2/3 * 1/3 = 2/9
So, each of Carl's friends will receive 2/9 of the original collection.
Therefore, the answer is option C: 1/9.