Isaac used ¼ of an ounce of nuts to make 1/16 of a pound cake. How many ounces of nuts are there per cake?

Question

Isaac used ¼ of an ounce of nuts to make 1/16 of a pound cake. How many ounces of nuts are there per cake?

Answer 1

The amount of nuts per 1/16 of the cake is 1/4 oz. To find the amount of nuts for the entire cake we need to know how much for 16/16 of the cake (or the whole cake). Since there are sixteen 1/16ths in a whole, we need sixteen 1/4ths to get the total amount of nuts.

16 * (1/4) = 4oz

Answer 2

Hi Luna,

Multiply the two fractions together: 1/4 x 1/16 to get your answer.

Hint: Multiply the two numerators first; then multiply the two denominators. Divide the product of the two numerators by the product of the two denominators and you will reach your solution in the form of a fraction.

Answer 3

(16)(1/4) = ?