Question

donal buys a 1/4 pound package of cheese. there are 8 slices in the package. each slice has the same weight. what fraction of a pound is each slice

Answer 1

1/32

Explanation:

Weight of package of cheese = 1/4 pound

no of slice in package = 8 slice

Weight of each slice can be calculated by

dividing total weight of package of cheese by no of slice in package

mathematically we have

Weight of each slice = total weight of package of cheese/no of slice in package

Weight of each slice = (1/4 )pound / 8 = 1/(4*8) = 1/32 pound

Each slice is 1/32 fraction of a pound