Question

Two children are sharing 1/2 of a sandwich. How much will each child get.

Answer 1

Each child will get one quarter of the entire sandwich.

Answer 2

Each child get
`(1)/(4)` of a sandwich.

Explanation:

Given : Two children are sharing
`(1)/(2)` of a sandwich.

To find : How much will each child get ?

Solution :

According to question,

2 children share
`(1)/(2)` of a sandwich.

So, 1 children share
`((1)/(2))/(2)` of a sandwich.

1 children share
`(1)/(4)` of a sandwich.

i.e. Each child get
`(1)/(4)` of a sandwich.

Therefore, Each child get quarter of the sandwich.