Joe ordered a large cake for his brothers. He gave 1 out of 12 of the cake to David, 5 out of 12 of the cake to John, and 2 out

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of 12 of the cake to Ali. He ate the remaining cake himself. What fraction of the whole cake did Joe eat?

2 answers:

netineya [11] · Answer 1 · 2023-02-22T19:25:59+03:00

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Answer: 4/12 or 1/3

Step-by-step explanation:

A whole cake is 12/12.

He gave away 1/12, 5/12, and 2/12s of the cake

1+5+2 = 8

So he gave out 8/12s of the cake, which means he has 4/12 left, or 1/3 if you want simplest form.

Hope this helps.

kondaur [170] · Answer 2 · 2023-02-22T18:24:06+03:00

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He ate 4/12 slices, simplified which is 1/3 of the cake or 0.3 repeating