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
634
6 and 3 fourths
19
1 ninth
112
1 over 12
Each friend ate 3/4 of the cake, so to find out how much each friend ate, we divide the amount of cake by the number of friends.
3/4 divided by 9 is 3/4 * 1/9 = 3/36 = 1/12
Therefore, each friend ate 1/12 of the cake.