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Max and Emma each have M&M’s.

Emma starts with 6 M&M’s and eats 4 of them.

Max starts with 3 M&M’s and wants to eat the same fraction of his as Emma ate of hers.

What fraction of his M&M’s should Max eat?

(1 point)
Responses

43
4 thirds

13
1 third

23
2 thirds

36
3 sixths
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Answer 1

To find out what fraction of his M&M's Max should eat, we first need to determine the fraction of M&M's that Emma ate.

Emma started with 6 M&M's and ate 4 of them. The fraction that Emma ate is:

\[ \text{Fraction Emma ate} = \frac{\text{M&M's eaten}}{\text{Total M&M's}} = \frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3} \]

Now, Max wants to eat the same fraction of his M&M's. Max starts with 3 M&M's. The fraction of M&M's that Max should eat is also \(\frac{2}{3}\).

Therefore, Max should eat:

\[ \text{Fraction of Max's M&M's to eat} = \frac{2}{3} \]

The correct answer is:

2 thirds.