Question

Lucy has 5 oatmeal bars each cut in half what fraction names all of the oatmeal bar halves what if Lucy cuts each part of the oatmeal bar into 2 equal pieces to share with friends what fraction names all of the Oatmeal bar pieces now

Answer 1

The answers to the question are

The fraction that names all of the oatmeal bar halves is
`(1)/(2)`

The fraction that names all of the oatmeal bar pieces obtained by cutting the the bar halves into two equal pieces is
`(1)/(4)`

Explanation:

To answer the question, we note that there are 5 oatmeal bars, and since each bar is cut in half, we have the fraction that names all of the oatmeal bar halves is

`(1)/(2)`

If Lucy further cuts each part of the oatmeal bar into 2 equal pieces to share with friends, then the fraction that names all of the oatmeal bar pieces is

`(1)/(4)`