Question

If a kid cuts a cake into two pieces and gives one piece to his friend, then each piece is called a _____ of the cake.

• A. whole
• B. half
• C. quarter
• D. One-fifth

Answer 1

The correct option is B half

We know that the cake was divided into two pieces. So, the total number of pieces of the cake are 2.

If we were to represent each piece with a fraction we would use the formula.
$Fraction=\frac{Numberofpiece}{Totalnumberofpieces}$

If we put the values of these numbers as 1 and 2, we get

$Fraction=\frac{1}{2}$

This value of fraction is called a half. So, each piece can be called a half of the cake.