Question

Mortimer has 3/4 of his birthday cake left on his party how many 3/16 size portions can you share with his family

Answer 1

Given:

Fraction of cake left = ¾

Let's find the number of 3/16 size portions of the remaining cake he can share with his family.

To find the amount of 3/16 size portions he can share, divide the remainder by 3/16.

Thus, we have;

$\frac{3}{4}\div\frac{3}{16}$

To divide the fractions, change the division symbol to multiplication and flip the fraction on the right.

We have:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{3}{4}\ast\frac{16}{3} \\ \\ =\frac{3\ast16}{4\ast3} \\ \\ =\frac{48}{12} \\ \\ =4 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, he can share 4 portions of 3/16

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