Question

There are 8 students in a group. There is 3/4 of a cake. How much of the cake will each student get if it is split evenly between the students?

Answer 1

You need to split something 8 ways, you need to divide it by 8, or multiply it by 1/8.

If you need to split 3/4 of a cake 8 ways, you can multiply it by 1/8

(3/4)(1/8)
=(3x1)/(4x8)
=3/32

Therefore, every one will get 3/32 of the cake