Question

1. A pan of brownies was left out on the counter and 1/4 of the brownies had already been eaten. Then John came along and ate 2/3 of the brownies that were left. How much of the whole pan of brownies did John eat?

2. You have 6 donuts and you want to give 2/3 of them to a friend and keep 1/3 for yourself. How many donuts would your friend get?

Answer 1

1. (1-1/4) * 2/3 = ?

2. 6 * 2/3 = ?

Answer 2

Sure correct enough

Answer 3

just multiply them

Answer 4

A pan of brownie was left out on the counter and 1/4 of the brownie was already eaten = 1 - 1/4 = 3/4
Then John came along and and ate 2/3 of the brownie .
: Of the hole pan brownie John ate = 3/4 × 2/3
= 1/2
Ans : 1/2

Answer 5

2) you have 6 donuts and you want to give 2/3 of them to a friend . You want to keep 1/3 for yourself = 6 × 1/3 = 2
: Your friend will get = 6 × 2/3 = 4
Ans : 4

Answer 6

1-1/4=4-1/4=3/4×23=1/2