Question

Andrea and her friends love cakes. Andrea has two cakes. Each of her friends is going to eat 2/3 of a cake. How many friends can andrea serve cake to.

Answer 1

3

Explanation:

You can figure this out with division. How many times does 2/3 go into 2?

`(2)/((2)/(3)) = 2 * (3)/(2) = 3`

3 friends can have cake.

Answer 2

She can serve cake to 3 friends.

Explanation:

2 divided by 2/3

`2 / (2)/(3) =`

`= (2)/(1) / (2)/(3)`

`= (2)/(1) * (3)/(2)`

`= (2 * 3)/(1 * 2)`

`= (6)/(2)`

`= 3`

She can serve cake to 3 friends.