Question

Lucy has 5 oatmeal bars each cut in half what fraction names all of the oatmeal bar halves what if Lucy cuts each part of the oatmeal bar into 2 equal pieces to share with friends what fraction names all of the Oatmeal bar pieces now

Answer 1

Answer:

The answers to the question are

The fraction that names all of the oatmeal bar halves is $\frac{1}{2}$

The fraction that names all of the oatmeal bar pieces obtained by cutting the the bar halves into two equal pieces is $\frac{1}{4}$

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer the question, we note that there are 5 oatmeal bars, and since each bar is cut in half, we have the fraction that names all of the oatmeal bar halves is

$\frac{1}{2}$

If Lucy further cuts each part of the oatmeal bar into 2 equal pieces to share with friends, then the fraction that names all of the oatmeal bar pieces is

$\frac{1}{4}$