Question

3 cakes are divided among four friends.


The portion of cake that each friend receives is

• A. $\frac{3}{7}$
• B. $\frac{7}{3}$
• C. $\frac{3}{4}$
• D. $\frac{4}{3}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $\frac{3}{4}$

$\text{The 3 cakes can be distributed among}\text{the 4 friends as follows:}$


$\therefore \text{The portion of cake that each friend}\text{receives is}\frac{3}{4}.$

$\text{We can also see that:}$

$\text{The share for each friend is}\frac{3}{4}\text{and the}\text{division is done among 4 friends.}$

Check:

$\text{Total number of cakes}$
$=\frac{3}{4}+\frac{3}{4}+\frac{3}{4}+\frac{3}{4}=\frac{12}{4}=3$