James had a large bag of raisins. He ate 3/4 of it. Then, he shared the rest of the raisins with 2 friends and himself (3 people in total). What portion of the whole bag of raisins did each of his friends get? Choose the numbers to complete the fraction.

Question

Choose: 1, 2, 3, 4,
_______________________ of the bag of raisins
Choose: 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16,

Answer 1

Let's first determine how much of the bag of raisins James had left after he ate 3/4 of it.

If James ate 3/4 of the bag, then the portion he has left is:

1 - 3/4 = 1/4 of the bag.

Now, James shares the remaining 1/4 of the bag with 2 friends and himself, making a total of 3 people.

To find out how much each person gets, we divide the remaining raisins by 3:

(1/4) ÷ 3 = (1/4) × (1/3) = 1/12.

So, each of his friends gets:

1/12 of the bag of raisins.

To fill in your choices:

Choose: 1, 2, 3, 4, 1 of the bag of raisins.

Choose: 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 12.

So the complete answer is: 1/12 of the bag of raisins.