Question

Gavin and his three friends want to share 1/3 pound of cake equally. Gavin says that each friend will get 1/9 pound of cake. Use the drop down menu to explain whether or not Gavin is correct
Gavin is _______. To find how much cake each person gets, divide 1/3 by _________, or multiply 1/3 by _______. Therefore, each of the friends gets ________of cake.

Answer 1

Correct. They have, in total, 1/3lbs of cake. To divide that equally to three people, we divide 1/3 by 3, or multiply 1/3 by 1/3, and get 1/9lbs per person.

Answer 2

Answer:

1). True

2). 3

3), $\frac{1}{9}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Gavin and his three friends want to share $\frac{1}{3}$ pound of cake equally.

Gavin says that each friend will get $\frac{1}{9}$ pound of cake. He true because when we divide $\frac{1}{3}$ pound of cake in three parts we divide it by 3.

Cake divided in three friends = $\frac{\frac{1}{3}}{3}=\frac{1}{(3)(3)}=\frac{1}{9}$. This can be represented as $(\frac{1}{3})(\frac{1}{3})=\frac{1}{9}$

Therefore Gavin is True. To find how much cake each person gets, divide $\frac{1}{3}$ by 3, or multiply $\frac{1}{3}$ by $\frac{1}{3}$.

Therefore, each of the friend gets $\frac{1}{9}$ of cake.