If there is 1/6 of a cake and Mitchell only wants 3/12 of it. how much of the cake does he want?

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asked Dec 19, 2019 27.3k views

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Surfearth · Answer 1 · 2019-12-25T04:06:09+0000

Answer:

Mitchell wants
of the cake.

Explanation:

There is
(1)/(6) of cake and Mitchell wants
(3)/(12) of the cake.

Observation: The word "of" means "multiply"

This means,
(3)/(12) .(1)/(6)

Then
(3)/(12) .(1)/(6)=(3)/(72)

We can simplify:
(3)/(72)=(3.1)/(3.24)=(3)/(3).(1)/(24)=(1)/(24)

Then Mitchell wants
(1)/(24) of the cake.