Question

A group of nine friends shares chocolate cookies. Each gets
$\frac{5}{9}$ of a cookie. How many cookies do they share in total?

• A. $3$
• B. $9$
• C. $4$
• D. $5$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $5$

Detailed step-by-step solution:
Total number of friends =$9$

Share of each friend = $\frac{5}{9}$

The share of each friend =$\text{Total number of chocolate cookies}÷\text{Number of friends}$

The share of each friend =$\frac{\text{Total number of chocolate cookies}}{\text{Number of friends}}$

$\frac{5}{9}=\frac{\text{Total number of chocolate cookies}}{9}$

By comparing both sides of the equation,
Number of friends = Denominator = $9$
Total number of chocolate cookies = Numerator = $5$

Hence, option B is correct.