Mrs Seth cuts a strudel into 12 equal slices. She gave 4 slices to her cousin and 4 slices to her niece.
- What fraction of the strudel was given to her cousin?
- What fraction of the strudel was left?
(a)
Fraction of the strudel that Mrs Seth gave to her cousin
=
412=
13(b)
Fraction of the strudel given to her cousin and her niece
=
13 +
412=
412 +
412=
812=
23Fraction of the strudel was left
= 1 -
23=
33 -
23=
13Answer(s): (a)
13 ; (b)
13