Greg is going to a picnic with his soccer team to celebrate the end of the season. He decides to bring a long sub sandwich to share. He cuts the sandwich into 2 equal pieces so it will fit in his picnic basket. His teammates have asked for different toppings, so Greg adds cheese to 1 of the pieces.What fraction of the sandwich has cheese?____ /____
Q. Greg is going to a picnic with his soccer team to celebrate the end of the season. He decides to bring a long sub sandwich to share. He cuts the sandwich into 2 equal pieces so it will fit in his picnic basket. His teammates have asked for different toppings, so Greg adds cheese to 1 of the pieces.What fraction of the sandwich has cheese?____ /____
Cutting the Sandwich: Greg cuts the sandwich into 2 equal parts. Each part represents 21 of the whole sandwich. He adds cheese to only one of these parts.
Adding Cheese: To find the fraction of the sandwich with cheese, we consider the part with cheese. Since only one of the two parts has cheese, the fraction is 1 out of 2 parts.
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