Answer:
[tex]\frac{1}{12}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Gisselle has 1/2 of a candy bar.
She role off 1/2 of what she had and split it into three equal pieces.
Question asked:
What fraction of a candy bar was each piece?
Solution:
Gisselle has = [tex]\frac{1}{2} \ of \ a \ candy \ bar[/tex]
She role off = [tex]\frac{1}{2} \ of \ what\ she \ had[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{1}{2} \ of\ \frac{1}{2}\\=\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2}\\\\=\frac{1}{4}[/tex]
As she split it into three equal pieces, we will divided it by 3, we get,
[tex]\frac{1}{4} \div3\\\frac{1}{4}\times\frac{1}{3}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{1}{12}[/tex]
Therefore, fraction of a candy bar of each piece is [tex]\frac{1}{12}[/tex]
