Final answer:
To solve for how many cupcakes each person would receive, divide the remaining 1/4 of the cupcakes by the four friends. Multiply the total number of cupcakes by 1/16 to find the individual share. An exact number cannot be provided without knowing the total number of cupcakes.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question is related to finding the amount of cupcakes each person would receive if they split the remaining 1/4 of the cupcakes evenly. Susan and her three friends ate 3/4 of the cupcakes, so 1/4 remains. To find the number of cupcakes each person will get, you need to know the total number of cupcakes and then divide that remaining quarter by four (as there are four people in total).
Suppose the total number of cupcakes is 'x'. Since 3/4 are eaten, what's left is 1/4 of 'x'. So:
Remaining cupcakes = 1/4 * x
Each person's share: (1/4 * x) / 4 = (1/4) * (1/4) * x = 1/16 * x
Without the total number of cupcakes 'x', we cannot determine the exact number each person gets. However, if we had the total, we would simply multiply that by 1/16 to get the number of cupcakes per person.
Without specific numbers given for the total, we can't solve for the exact number, and we would need more information to provide an answer from the options a, b, c, d provided in the initial question.