Question

Carter's mom has ¼ of a pan of brownies leftover. If Carter and two of his friends share the leftover brownies equally, what fraction of the whole pan of brownies will each friend get?

Answer 1

x/12

Explanation:

1/4 of a pan of brownies leftover.

=1/4 of x

=1/4*x

=x/4

If Carter and two of his friends shares the leftover=3 people

Each friend will get

x/4÷3

=x/4×1/3

=x/12