Mrs Julian cuts a strudel into 12 equal slices. She gave 3 slices to her nephew and 7 slices to her auntie.
- What fraction of the strudel was given to her nephew?
- What fraction of the strudel was left?
(a)
Fraction of the strudel that Mrs Julian gave to her nephew
=
312=
14(b)
Fraction of the strudel given to her nephew and her auntie
=
14 +
712=
312 +
712=
1012=
56Fraction of the strudel was left
= 1 -
56=
66 -
56=
16Answer(s): (a)
14 ; (b)
16