The fraction of the chocolate that Mr. Springthorpe's each of the two students will get if each of them share 1/3 rd of a pound equally is 1/6 th of the pound of the chocolate.
It is given in the question that the each of the two students share 1/3 of a pound of chocolate equally.
Share of each of the two students = 1/3 rd pound chocolate
Let the fraction of the chocolate each of the two students will get be x.
Hence,
x + x = 1/3
2x = 1/3
x = 1/3 * 1/2
x = 1/6
Hence, the share of each of the two students is 1/6 th of the pound of the chocolate.
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