Question

Tia equally shares $8$ cookies among herself and $4$ friends. Which fraction shows how many cookies each person gets?

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

Answer 1

The correct option is A

$\frac{8}{5}$

Explanation for the correct option:

Option (A):

Find the fraction that shows cookies shared by friends:

The explanation for the correct option.

Given that, $8$ cookies were shared by Tia and her $4$ friends.

Total number of friends including Tia $=5$

Total number of cookies $=8$

To calculate the equal sharing in fractions, use the formula: $\mathrm{fraction}=\frac{\mathrm{Total}\mathrm{number}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{items}}{\mathrm{Total}\mathrm{Number}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{persons}}$

Substitute the known values:

$\text{Fraction}=\frac{8}{5}$

Hence, the fraction shows the cookies each person gets is option (A).

Hence,option(A) is correct answer.