Reena was eating a cake. She had eaten one third of the cake, when her three cousins came in. She divided the remaining cake equally and gave them. What fraction of the cake did each cousin get?
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Let the whole cake be x.
according to the condition Reena ate 1/3x of cake.
remaining cake is 1 - 1/3 = 2/3
remaining cake was dovided into 3 equal parts
hence 2/3 ÷ 3
2/3 × 1/3 = 2/9
hence each cousin get 2/9 of the cake.
according to the condition Reena ate 1/3x of cake.
remaining cake is 1 - 1/3 = 2/3
remaining cake was dovided into 3 equal parts
hence 2/3 ÷ 3
2/3 × 1/3 = 2/9
hence each cousin get 2/9 of the cake.
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