Word Problems with Fractions.

Jayden bought 1 whole tin of cookie dough but only made 1/8 of it, then she shared it with her friend Joel evenly. How much cookie dough did they each get?

First you have to find:

1/1 x 1/8 =

(1×1=2) 2/ (1×8=8) 2/8,

then you must find how much the two of them got evenly, (2 people / by 2):

2/8 / 1/2 =

2/8 x 2/1=

(2×2=4) 4/ (8×1=8) 4/8= 1/2

Therefore Joel and Jayden both got one half of what was baked.

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