Question

Bag of popcorn contains 13 1/3 ounces your friend eats 1/4 of the bag how many ounces did he eat

Answer 1

To find out how many ounces your friend ate, we need to calculate \( \frac{1}{4} \) of the bag's total weight, which is \( 13 \frac{1}{3} \) ounces.

First, convert \( 13 \frac{1}{3} \) into an improper fraction:

\[
13 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{13 \times 3 + 1}{3} = \frac{39 + 1}{3} = \frac{40}{3} \text{ ounces}
\]

Now, calculate \( \frac{1}{4} \) of \( \frac{40}{3} \):

\[
\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{40}{3} = \frac{40}{12}
\]

Now simplify \( \frac{40}{12} \):

\[
\frac{40 \div 4}{12 \div 4} = \frac{10}{3}
\]

Now convert \( \frac{10}{3} \) back to a mixed number:

\[
\frac{10}{3} = 3 \frac{1}{3} \text{ ounces}
\]

So, your friend ate \( 3 \frac{1}{3} \) ounces of popcorn.