Question

Tonia and trinny are twins. Their friends give them identical cakes for their birthday. Tonia eats 1/8 of her cake and trinny eats 1/6 of her cake. How much cake is left? please show working thank youu

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{7}{12}$ of the cake

Step-by-step explanation:

add $\frac{1}{8}$ and $\frac{1}{6}$ to see the total amount of cake eaten.

a. find the common denominator: 8 x 3 = 24 and 6 x 4 = 24

b. multiply accordingly to get the correct numerator: $\frac{3}{24}$ + $\frac{4}{24}$

c. add: $\frac{3}{24}$ + $\frac{4}{24}$ = $\frac{7}{24}$

subtract found value from total to find left over cake.

a. 24 - 7 = 14

simplify.

a. $\frac{14}{24}$ = $\frac{7}{12}$

You are left with $\frac{7}{12}$ of the cake.