Gandhi bought a square-shaped cake for his sons. He divided the cake equally and gave them. His sons found them unequal and asked Gandhi to divide them further. Gandhi again divides the cake and gave them to his sons. How many fractions of cake will Gandhi's sons have?

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$\frac{2}{3}$

$\frac{1}{2}$

$\frac{1}{4}$

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Given:
Number of cake Gandhi bought =1

Number of son Gandhi has= 2
To find:
Proper fraction
Solution:
Gandhi bought a cake and divided them into two equal halves for his two sons = $\frac{1}{2}$
Each son will have half a cake each with one piece.
He divides the cake further into equal halves.
He divides them into 4 equal pieces.
Therefore, one cake is divided into 4 equal parts and can be written as $\frac{1}{4}$
The correct answer is option B.

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