Mrs Xavier cuts a strudel into 16 equal slices. She gave 4 slices to her buddy and 8 slices to her nephew.
- What fraction of the strudel was given to her buddy?
- What fraction of the strudel was left?
(a)
Fraction of the strudel that Mrs Xavier gave to her buddy
=
416=
14(b)
Fraction of the strudel given to her buddy and her nephew
=
14 +
816=
416 +
816=
1216=
34Fraction of the strudel was left
= 1 -
34=
44 -
34=
14Answer(s): (a)
14 ; (b)
14