Question

You make a large bowl of salad to share with your friends. Your brother eats 1/3 of it before they come over. What fractional portion of the original bowl of salad does each friend receive?

Answer 1

How many friends are there?

Answer 2

`(2)/(3x)`

Where, x = total friends

Explanation:

Given,

The part of the salad has eaten =
`(1)/(3)`

Total part of the salad = 1,

Thus, the remaining part of the salad = original part - part has eaten

`=1-(1)/(3)`

`=(3-1)/(3)`

`=(2)/(3)`

If there are x friends,

Then the portion of the original bowl of salad received by each friend

`=\frac{\text{Remaining part}}{\text{Total friends}}`
`=(2)/(3x)`