Question

If there is 1/6 of a cake and Mitchell only wants 3/12 of it. how much of the cake does he want?

Answer 1

he wants 1/24 of the cake

Answer 2

Answer:

Mitchell wants $\frac{1}{24}$ of the cake.

Step-by-step explanation:

There is $\frac{1}{6}$ of cake and Mitchell wants $\frac{3}{12}$ of the cake.

Observation: The word "of" means "multiply"

This means, $\frac{3}{12} .\frac{1}{6}$

Then $\frac{3}{12} .\frac{1}{6}=\frac{3}{72}$

We can simplify: $\frac{3}{72}=\frac{3.1}{3.24}=\frac{3}{3}.\frac{1}{24}=\frac{1}{24}$

Then Mitchell wants $\frac{1}{24}$ of the cake.