Question

Ali divided one fruit cake equally among six persons. What fraction of the cake did he give to each person?

• A. $\frac{1}{5}$
• B. $\frac{6}{1}$
• C. $\frac{5}{6}$
• D. $\frac{1}{6}$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $\frac{1}{6}$

Given that Ali divided one fruit cake equally among six people.
$\therefore$ Ali divided the fruit cake into six equal parts.
$\therefore$ The part of cake given to one person = one out of six equal parts
= $\frac{1}{6}$

Hence, each person got $\frac{1}{6}$th part of the cake.