# A cake is shared among 5 friends. Four friends take 1/8, 1/6, 5/12, 1/12 part of the cake, respectively. How much part of the cake does the fifth friend get?

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## Options:

1. 5/24

2. 3/8

3. 1/6

4. 1/4

### Correct Answer: Option 1 (Solution Below)

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RRC Group D Previous Paper 1 (Held On: 17 Sep 2018 Shift 1)

## Solution:

⇒ Part of cake left with 5th friend = 1 – {(1/8) + (1/6) + (5/12) + (1/12)} = 1 – {(3 + 4 + 10 + 2)/24} = 1 – (19/24) = 5/24
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