Mrs Liam cuts a strudel into 18 equal slices. She gave 9 slices to her buddy and 7 slices to her cousin.
- What fraction of the strudel was given to her buddy?
- What fraction of the strudel was left?
(a)
Fraction of the strudel that Mrs Liam gave to her buddy
=
918=
12(b)
Fraction of the strudel given to her buddy and her cousin
=
12 +
718=
918 +
718=
1618=
89Fraction of the strudel was left
= 1 -
89=
99 -
89=
19Answer(s): (a)
12 ; (b)
19