Question

I want to cover 3 cakes

with melted chocolate. If I
have ½ pound of chocolate
and I want to pour it evenly
over three cakes, how much
will each cake get?

Answer 1

Since you have three cakes, you'll put 1/3 of your chocolate over each cake.

1/3 of 1/2 is

`(1)/(3)\cdot (1)/(2) = (1)/(6)`

Each cake with get 1/6 of a pound of chocolate.