At Mariah's birthday party, 9 of her friends ate 3/4

Question

of her chocolate cake. How much of the cake did each friend eat?(1 point)
Responses

12
12

634
6 and 3 fourths

19
1 ninth

112
1 over 12

Answer 1

Each friend ate 3/4 of the cake, so to find out how much each friend ate, we divide the amount of cake by the number of friends.

3/4 divided by 9 is 3/4 * 1/9 = 3/36 = 1/12

Therefore, each friend ate 1/12 of the cake.