Question

Four friends shared 1/2 of one carton of orange juice and 1/4 of another carton of apple juice. What fraction of each carton of juice did each friend get?

Answer 1

Answer: 1/8 of the carton of orange juice and 1/16 of the carton of apple juice.

Step-by-step explanation:

If the fraction of the carton of orange juice that was shared by the four friends Is ½

Then, by assuming each friend had equal portion, the fraction of carton received by each friend =½ ÷ 4

= ⅛

Each friend had 1/8 of the orange juice

In the same vein, if the fracfion of the carton of apple juice shared by the 4 friends = ¼

Then the fraction that got to each friend = ¼÷4 = 1/16