Question

Trevor has 3 2/5 pieces of cake left over. If she wants to split it between her and her 9 friends, how much will each

person get?

Answer 1

17/50.

Explanation:

If we convert 3 2/5 into an improper fraction, we get 17/5.

If you don't read the question carefully, it's easy to think that the answer would be 17/5 ÷ 9. However, this is wrong.

The question says "her AND her 9 friends," so there are 9+1=10 people total.

Thus, the answer would be

17/5 ÷ 10 = 17/5 * 1/10 = 17/50.