Tonya has 1/3 of a cake left over from a party. She cuts the leftover cake into six equal pieces to store in the freezer. What fraction of the original cake is each piece?

Answer 1

This problem is concerning dividing fractions. We have a fraction of a cake which is then divided into more pieces.

We start with: 1/3 ÷ 6 = 1/3 x 1/6 = 1/18

note that when you divide by a fraction it is the same as multiplying by the inverse of that fraction.

Each piece is 1/18th of the original cake.