Question

For George’s party, his dad bought an ice cream cake. After the party,

1/3 of the cake was left. The next day, George ate half of what was left. Choose the model that shows what fraction of cake George ate.

Answer 1

Answer: 4 aka the one on the bottom

Step-by-step explanation: There is 3 sections, only one filled in to make 1/3, then you split that in half

Answer 2

1/6

Explanation:

If we know that only 1/3 of the ice cream cake was left, and George ate 1/2 of that, we can use the equation:

1/3 ÷ 2 = 1/6

If we were to divide a fraction, we would take the denominator, in this case its 3, and multiply that by the amount being divided, which is 2.

2 × 3 = 6

Now that we have 6, simply add it back to the fraction denominator with the same numerator which is 1. This would make it 1/6.

Therefore, the picture that best matches this is the last one.