Question

Mandy bought a bag of peanuts to share with
her friends.
• Trisha received 1/2 of the peanuts in the
bag.
• Vince received 1/4 of the peanuts Trisha
received.
• Ray received 1/3 of the peanuts Vince
received.
If Ray received 4 peanuts, how many peanuts
were in the bag Mandy bought?
A 13
B 32
C 96
D Not here

Answer 1

So, the amount of peanuts Trisha gets is 1/2a.
Vince gets 1/2*1/4a (or 1/8a)
Ray gets 1/3*1/8a (or 1/24a).
If 1/24a = 4, then when we multiply both sides by 24, we get the amount of peanuts in the bag (which is a). 24*4 = 96 peanuts.

Answer 2

thank you so much!

Answer 3

You're very welcome! I hope the way I worked it out helped. :)

Answer 4

Poor Mandy.