Question

Angela buys 2⁄3 of a pie from a store. If she wants to divide the pie evenly amongst her 5
friends, what portion of pie will each of them get?
5. Louis needs to feed his dogs. He checks the bag of dog food and sees there is exactly 2⁄5
left. He needs to divide the food evenly between his three dogs. How much food will
each of them get?
6. George ordered a pizza to share with his roommates. He took 1⁄8 for himself, gave 1⁄6 to
Rob and lets Steven have the rest. How much does Steven get?
7. Janice is baking four cakes using the same recipe. For each cake, she needs 3⁄4 cups of
sugar. How many cups of sugar will she need in total for the four cakes?
8. Janice realizes she also needs butter. Each cake requires 2/7 cups of butter. How much
butter will she need in total?

Answer 1

1. what is (1/5)(2/3) ?
2. what is (1/3)(2/5)
3. ....
do you get the idea ???

Answer 2

no