Question

Consider

a) Nine litres of milk is equally shared by $4$ kids. How much does each get?
b) what if it were shared by $3$?

Answer 1

Given there are $9$th of milk

a) If it is shared by $4$ kids then each kid gets $\frac{9}{4}$th of milk

i.e., $2.25$th

b) If there are $3$ kids then each kid gets $\frac{9}{3}$ i.e., $3$th of milk.