Virgil has 1/6 of a birthday cake left over. He wants to share the leftover cake with 3 friends. What fraction of the original c

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ake will each of the 4 people receive? Draw a picture to support your response.

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klemol [59] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-24T19:03:53+03:00

Answer:

Each of the 4 people will get 1/24 of the original cake

Step-by-step explanation:

The fractional part of cake left out is 1/6

This remaining cake is to be divided among four people.

Thus, each person will get

fractional part of cake left/total number of people

i.e 1/6/4

= 1/24

Each of the 4 people will get 1/24 of the original cake