Question

Write a word problem that must be solved with division and includes 2/7 as the dividend and 4 as the divisor.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Mitch is given 2/7 of a cake as a prize for winning a contest. He would like to share it among him and his 3 friends. How much of a whole cake do each of them get?

Solving

• Cake in hand = 2/7
• Number of people = 4
• Cake per person = Cake in hand / no. of people
• Cake per person = (2/7) / 4
• Cake per person = 2/28 = 1/14 of the cake

Answer 2

The word problem is

A Cake has 2/7 part left.iF it's shared between 4persons how much each get ?

Let's solve it

Let each get x

• x=2/7÷4
• x=2/7×1/4
• x=1/14