Vanessa baked a cake that weighed 4.5 pounds. If she slices it into 6 equal portions what will be the weight of each portion in pounds?

Question

0.65

0.73

0.75

Or 0.79

Answer 1

Hi, Diana.

Okay, so the cake weighs 4.5 pounds.

You need to divide it into 6 equal portions.

4.5 ÷ 6 = 4 1/2 ÷ 6 = 9/2 ÷ 6 = 9/2 x 1/6 = 9/12 of a pound

You can then reduce it by dividing the top and bottom by 3 ...9/12 = 3/4

3/4 = .75 so 0.75 pounds is your answer

You could also solve this by just dividing 4.5 by 6 in decimal form and you will get the same answer.