Question

I can bake 3/4 of a cake in 5 minutes. How much of the cake canlbake in 1 minute?​

Answer 1

3/20 cake in 1 minute

Explanation:

"3/4 of a cake in 5 minutes" is a verbal equation. We can divide both sides (that is, 3/4, 5 min) by 5 to determine the number of cakes I can bake in 1 minute:

3 5 min

-------- cake in -----------

4(5) 5

resulting in 3/20 cake in 1 minute.