At Mariah's birthday party, 9 of her friends ate 3/4
of her chocolate cake. How much of the cake did each friend eat?(1 point)
Responses
12
12
6 3/4
6 and 3 fourths
1/9
1 ninth
1/12
To find out how much of the cake each friend ate, we need to divide the total amount eaten by the number of friends.
The total amount eaten is 3/4 of the cake.
So, to find out how much of the cake each friend ate, we divide 3/4 by 9 (the number of friends).
Therefore, each friend ate 3/4 ÷ 9.
Simplifying the fraction, 3/4 ÷ 9 = 3/4 × 1/9 = 3/36.
This means each friend ate 3/36 of the cake.