Question

Jose and Emily made a rectangular cake. Emily first ate a third of the cake. Jose then ate a half of the remaining cake. How much of the cake is now left? 3/6 , 2/6, 5/6, or 1/6

Answer 1

Hence, the correct answer is 2/6.

Explanation:

The initial cake was rectangular in shape. Emily ate one-third (1/3) of the cake first. After Emily's portion, the remaining cake is now two-thirds (2/3) of the original size.

Then, Jose ate half (1/2) of the remaining cake.

To calculate how much cake is now left, we multiply the fraction of the remaining cake by the fraction representing how much Jose ate.

So, (2/3) * (1/2) = 2/6.

Therefore, 2/6 or 1/3 of the original cake is now left.

Hence, the correct answer is 2/6.