What fraction of a cake did three friends share equally?

Three friends shared 2/3 of a cake equally. What fraction of a cake did each student receive? 1/3xx2/3=2/9 of the cake. We’ve got 2/3 of a cake and we’ve got three friends who each get an equal piece. So what fraction of the cake did each friend get?

What is 1/3 of the cake that was eaten?

Let’s work this problem this way: we can say that there are three friends and each got an equal piece, and so each friend got 1/3 of the cake that was eaten. So had the entire cake been eaten, each friend would have gotten: 1/3xx1=1/3 of the cake.

How many pieces of the cake does Maria take?

John could take four of these pieces and Maria could take three of them. This is certainly not the most efficient way to approach this problem but hopefully it helps you understand the efficient way of using fractions. John eats 1/4 of the cake. Maria then wants 1/4 of the 3/4 of a cake that is left. so Maria takes three-sixteenths of the cake.

Do different shapes of cakes have different amounts of portions?

Round, square, and heart-shaped cakes each produce different numbers of portions. A square cake will yield more portions than a round or heart-shaped cake. Unusual shapes—octagonal or hexagonal cakes, for example—yield a similar number of portions as their square counterparts.

How many pies can you share with 2 kids?

• sharing 10 pies among 2 kids yields 10 2 = 5 pies per kid, • sharing 8 pies among 2 children yields 8 2 = 4 pies per child, • sharing 5 pies among 5 kids yields 5 5 = 1 pie per kid, and • the answer to sharing 1 pie among 2 children is 1 2 , which we call “one-half.” This final example is actually saying something!

What is 2/5th of a cake?

1/5. If you have 1 cake, 8 cakes or a hundred cakes, the total number is split five ways and each child has 1/5th of the total amount of cake available. The answer 2/5th cannot be right. It is two pieces out of ten, not five. 2/10 = 1/5.

How do you find the number of pies per child?

Suppose 6 pies are to be shared equally among 3 children. This yields 2 pies per kid. We write: 6 3 = 2. = The fraction 6 3 is equivalent to the division problem 6÷3 = 2. It represents the number of pies one whole child re- ceives.