Question

Mac cuts a chocolate into 8 equal pieces and puts 3 pieces in the freezer.
Fraction of the chocolate put by Mac in the freezer is .

• A. $\frac{4}{8}$
• B. $\frac{3}{8}$
• C. $\frac{7}{8}$
• D. $\frac{5}{8}$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $\frac{3}{8}$

Total number of equal pieces of the chocolate $=8\to \text{Denominator}$

Number of equal pieces Mac puts in the freezer $=3\to \text{Numerator}$

A fraction represents a part of a whole.

∴ Fraction of the chocolate Max puts in the freezer
$=\frac{\text{Number of pieces in the freezer}}{\text{Total number of equal pieces of the chocolate}}$

$=\frac{3}{8}$