imagine, 2 round cakes, shared by 3 friends
what fraction of the cake does each friend get?
mum: 2/3
me: nope. its 1/3.
mum: no. its 2/3.
me: u see har. how can be 2/3. 2 cakes. cut into 6 pcs. each one get 2 pcs rite? so 2/6 = 1/3
mum: oic. *still cannot accept look*
me:*beam beam* so hao lian.....
few mins later....
me: 2 rounds cakes shared by 3 friends. what fraction of the cake does each one get?
dear: 2/3 (without even blattering an eyelid lor)
me: huh? why? its 1/3 rite?
dear: where got 1/2? 1 cake cut into 3 pcs. one get how many?
me: 1/3 lor.
dear: ya lor. then cut the other cake. then give one pc each. one get how many?
me :another 1/3 lor
dear: so 1/3 plus 1/3 how many?
me :2/3 lor
dear: ya lor. so where got 1/3? u "ben ben de" lor
me :*sulk* (still dun want to give up) but u see har, 2 cakes. cut into 6 pcs rite? so each one get 2 pcs rite? so 2/6 = 1/3
dear: *silence for a moment* *in deep thoughts*...hm.... u r rite also. but u think too complicated le. why bother abt 6 pcs? its 1/3 plus 1/3 lor.
me:*TL* *diam diam*
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3 comments:
its 2/3. 1/3 only if its 1 cake ma. I think the confusion is the 6 slices. The base is 3, so 2 slices out of 3 in a cake is 2/3.
2 round cakes shared by 4 friends. How much of a cake will they get? Its 1/2, not 1/4.
:)
see!
i am the stupig yee yee.......
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