Question

"A group of friends share 3 1/2 slices of cake. Each friend gets half a slice of cake. How many friends shared the slices of cake?

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Each whole slice of cake can be divided into (choose) 1: One Half 2: 3 halves 3: 2 halves. So, 3 1/2 slices of cake is a total of (choose) 1: 4 halves 2: 7 halves 3: 9 halves.
Because each friend gets half a slice of cake, there are (choose) 1: 9 2: 4 3: 7
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Answer 1

Seven friends can share 3 1/2 slices of cake when each gets half a slice, as each slice can be divided into 2 halves, resulting in 7 halves total.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many friends can share 3 1/2 slices of cake when each friend gets half a slice, we first need to find out how many halves there are in 3 1/2 slices. Each whole slice can be divided into 2 halves. So, 3 slices can be divided into 3 times 2, which equals 6 halves, and since we have an additional half, we add this to get a total of 7 halves. Now, because each friend gets half a slice of cake, the number of friends that can share the 3 1/2 slices of cake would be equal to the total number of halves available. Therefore, there are 7 friends that can share the slices since we have 7 halves.