Fractions
We want to know how many cups of pecans she use to decorate one pie. Since she uses 3 cups for 12 pies, if we divide 3 by 12 we will obtain the answer:
![(3)/(12)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/t0jkhto9bwmw65dsutvb1rle987kanz5ix.png)
We want to simplify the fraction. Since
3 ÷ 3 = 1
12 ÷ 3 = 4
we can simplify it dividing both parts of the fraction by 3:
![(3)/(12)=(3/3)/(12/3)=(1)/(4)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/v7pzrcrya53runxn7a2li1p0n3kqydod33.png)
Answer: D 1/4