Jessica has 1/3 coconut cake she brings to work to share with her 4 coworkers if she shares the cake equally between herself and 4 friends how much would each person get?

Answer 1

Jessica, warm hearted as she is, must cut her portion of cake into 5 equal slices. But, she only has 1/3 of a cake to begin with. So, in order to define how large or small her coworkers receive, we must calculate 1/5 of 1/3 = 1/5 x 1/3 = 1/15 of the cake.