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Karly has 1 1/3 packets of biscuits. She eats 1/6 of a packet and her friend eats 1/2 of a packet.

 What fraction of the biscuits have been eaten?

 Sep 14, 2017

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Karly has 1 1/3 packets of biscuits. She eats 1/6 of a packet and her friend eats 1/2 of a packet.
What fraction of the biscuits have been eaten?

 

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\(\frac{\frac{1}{6}packet+\frac{1}{2}packet}{1\frac{1}{3}packets}=\frac{x}{100\%}\\ \frac{\frac{1+3}{6}}{\frac{4}{3}}=\frac{x}{100\%}\)

\(\frac{4}{6}:\frac{4}{3}=x:100\%\\ x=\frac{100\%\times 4\times 3}{6\times 4}\)

\(x=50\%\)

 

Karly and her friend ate 50% of biscuits,

these are 2/3 packages biscuits.

laugh  !

 Sep 14, 2017
edited by asinus  Sep 14, 2017
edited by asinus  Sep 14, 2017
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The answer is 2.5/3

 Sep 14, 2017
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Best Answer

Karly has 1 1/3 packets of biscuits. She eats 1/6 of a packet and her friend eats 1/2 of a packet.
What fraction of the biscuits have been eaten?

 

Hello Guest!

 

\(\frac{\frac{1}{6}packet+\frac{1}{2}packet}{1\frac{1}{3}packets}=\frac{x}{100\%}\\ \frac{\frac{1+3}{6}}{\frac{4}{3}}=\frac{x}{100\%}\)

\(\frac{4}{6}:\frac{4}{3}=x:100\%\\ x=\frac{100\%\times 4\times 3}{6\times 4}\)

\(x=50\%\)

 

Karly and her friend ate 50% of biscuits,

these are 2/3 packages biscuits.

laugh  !

asinus Sep 14, 2017
edited by asinus  Sep 14, 2017
edited by asinus  Sep 14, 2017

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