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A cake had 16 slices. 5 slices were eaten. What fraction of the cake was eaten.

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5/16 is the answer just had the same question.
User Nadeem Iqbal
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5/16 was eaten because only 5 out of the whole 16 pieces was eaten. this cannot be simplified so it stays the same ..... hope this helps :)
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