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3. Sophia had 1/4 of her birthday cake leftover. She split that cake

between her and her best friend. How much of the cake did they each
get?

User Rosette
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1/4 divided by 2 is equal to 1/8. Hope this helps!
User EvanK
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Answer:

1/8 of the original cake.

1/8 = 0.125

Explanation:

The easiest way to do this is with decimals.

1/4 = 0.25

Each of the girls gets 0.25/2 = 0.125

Each girl gets 1/8 of the cake or 0.125 of the cake.

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