Question

Adam bought a block of butter. he used 3/5 of it and cut the remaining butter into 6 equal pieces. what fraction of the block of butter was each piece?​

Answer 1

Answer is 1/15 of the block.

Step by step. Adam used 3/5 so the portion left over is 1 whole or 5/5 less 3/5 = 2/5.

Now we will divide 2/5 by 6 pieces. When you divide fractions, you flip the divisor and multiply.

2/5 x 1/6 = 2/30 simplified to 1/15 of the block.

Problem solved!