Question

Two friends share 1/2 of a pineapple equally.What fraction of a whole pineapple does each friend get?

Answer 1

They each get 1/4.

Because since they have 1/2 they will further divide that piece in 2 so each of them will get 1/4 of the whole.

Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

You want to calculate one half of one half, or:


`\sf(1)/(2)*(1)/(2)`

Multiply the numerators and denominators together:


`\sf(1* 1)/(2* 2)`


`\sf(1)/(4)`

So each friend gets 1/4 of a whole pineapple.