Question

Mortimer has 3/4 of his birthday cake left on his party how many 3/16 size portions can you share with his family

Answer 1

Given:

Fraction of cake left = ¾

Let's find the number of 3/16 size portions of the remaining cake he can share with his family.

To find the amount of 3/16 size portions he can share, divide the remainder by 3/16.

Thus, we have;

`(3)/(4)/(3)/(16)`

To divide the fractions, change the division symbol to multiplication and flip the fraction on the right.

We have:

`\begin{gathered} (3)/(4)\ast(16)/(3) \\ \\ =(3\ast16)/(4\ast3) \\ \\ =(48)/(12) \\ \\ =4 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, he can share 4 portions of 3/16

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