Question

Anyone know what they mean by the unit-less numbers in this problem?:
11. At a party, a cake is cut as follows: Katy takes 16 of the cake, Bill takes 15 of what is left, Connie takes 14 of what remains, Andy takes 13 of what remains, and Suzy and Marsha share equally what is left.
a. Use a picture to explain how each person received the same fraction of the original cake.
b. What is the unit in this problem? Does the unit ever change? Explain.

Answer 1

unit = cake

Answer 2

how would you take 16 cakes?

Answer 3

there is only 1

Answer 4

I do not understand what they mean by this:
"Katy takes 16 of the cake"

Answer 5

@TuringTest @satellite73 @lgbasallote @UnkleRhaukus ??

Answer 6

what's your quesion?

Answer 7

How do you do this problem?.. lol

Answer 8

16 means 1/16

Answer 9

15 means 1/15

Answer 10

14 means 1/14

Answer 11

okay... sweet

Answer 12

What I can say that the cake is large.

Answer 13

is it not like katy takes 16% of the cake so like cakex.16 x15=what bill gets

Answer 14

.15 i mean