Question

You cut a piece of paper in half to get 1/4 of the paper. You repeat this four more times.

What fraction of the paper do you have after these five cuts? What fraction of the paper
do you have after 15 cuts? Express your answer in exponential form.

Answer 1

The answer is 1/64

Explanation:

The answer is 1/64 because if you multiply the denominator of 1/4 by 2 you get 1/8 then if you do it again 3 more times you get 1/16 then 1/32 then 1/64