Question

Frank has a cupboard for his books and toys. The cupboard is split into 6 parts. 1 part is for keeping his books and notebooks. Each part is split into 2 equal sections. He separates the books from his notebooks. He places each item into different sections of 1 part of the cabinet.

Which expression can be used to find the fraction of the cabinet that is used for keeping Frank's books?

Answer Choices

6÷12


16×2


16÷12


16÷2

Part 2
What fraction of the whole cupboard is reserved for books?

Answer 1

6÷12

Explanation:

Answer 2

1/6 ÷2

1/12

Explanation:

1 cabinet is divided into 6 parts. He splits 1 part of the 6 in half

1 ÷6 ÷ 2

1/6 ÷2

Copy dot flip

1/6 * 1/2

1/12