Question

There are two cheesecakes in the fridge. The first cheesecake was cut into 10 slices and 4 slices were sold. How much cake is left in the fridge?

Answer 1

Answer: 1³/₅ of cake left

Explanation:

There were two cheesecakes.

One was taken and cut into 10 slices, 4 of which were sold. The remainder of Cake A is:

= 10 - 4

= 6 slices

1 cake and 6 slices are therefore left.

As the 6 slices were originally 10, this expression in fraction is:

= 6/10

= 3/5

There are therefore:

= 1³/₅ of cake left