Question
James had a large back of raisins and he ate 3/4 of it over the weekend. On Monday, he decided to share the remaining raisins with 2 friends so that each of the 3 of them get a fair share. What portion of the whole bag of raisins did each of his friends get? Choose your answer from the drop down lists. _____ _____ of the bag of raisins.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. half
f. quarter
g. sixth
h. eighths
i. twelveths
j. sixtenth
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. half
f. quarter
g. sixth
h. eighths
i. twelveths
j. sixtenth
Answers
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Since James ate 3/4 of the bag of raisins, he has 1/4 of the bag left. When he shares this equally between himself and his 2 friends, each of them will get 1/3 of the remaining raisins.
So, each of his friends will get 1/3 of 1/4 of the whole bag of raisins.
1/3 of 1/4 can be simplified as (1/3) x (1/4) = 1/12.
Therefore, each of James' friends will get 1/12 of the whole bag of raisins.
Answer: (i) twelfths of the bag of raisins.
So, each of his friends will get 1/3 of 1/4 of the whole bag of raisins.
1/3 of 1/4 can be simplified as (1/3) x (1/4) = 1/12.
Therefore, each of James' friends will get 1/12 of the whole bag of raisins.
Answer: (i) twelfths of the bag of raisins.