Question

There are 8 students who have 3/4 of a cake they want to share.how much of the cake will each student get if they split it evenly?

Answer 1

3/4 divided by 8/1
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3/4 * 1/8
find a common denominator
4 and 8 both share 8
4*2=8
8*1=8
3*2=6
1*1=1
6/8 * 1/8
cross multiply
6*8 =48
8*1 = 8
8/48
8/48 simplified = 1/6