A person divides two cakes into 5 pieces and 8 pieces respectively. He eats 2 pieces from Cake 1 and 5 pieces from Cake 2. He eats more than half from Cake 1.

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Solution

The correct option is A No
Number of pieces in Cake 1 = 5
Number of pieces the person takes from Cake 1 = 2
Fraction of cake he takes
= $\frac{Number of pieces he takes}{Number of pieces in Cake 1}$
= $\frac{2}{5}$

2 less than the half of 5.
So, $\frac{2}{5}$ is less than the half.
Therefore, he eats less than the half of Cake 1.

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A person divides two cakes into 5 pieces and 8 pieces respectively. He eats 2 pieces from Cake 1 and 5 pieces from Cake 2. He eats more than half from Cake 1.

The correct option is A NoNumber of pieces in Cake 1 = 5 Number of pieces the person takes from Cake 1 = 2 Fraction of cake he takes = Number of pieces he takesNumber of pieces in Cake 1 = 25 2 less than the half of 5. So, 25 is less than the half. Therefore, he eats less than the half of Cake 1.