Question

My mom had 3/4 of a cake. She ate 1/3 of it. How much did she eat of the entire cake?

a. 1/12
b. 1/4
c. 1/3
d. 5/12

Answer 1

Your mom ate 1/4 of the entire cake.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much your mom ate of the entire cake, you need to multiply the fraction of the cake she had by the fraction she ate.

Your mom had 3/4 of the cake and she ate 1/3 of it.

To calculate, you multiply the fractions:

(3/4) × (1/3) = 3/12 = 1/4

Therefore, your mom ate 1/4 of the entire cake.