Question

Jade made 12 3/4 cups of snack mix for his party. His guests ate 2/3 of the mix. How much snack mix did his guests eat. I need help ASAP please!!!

Answer 1

12+(3/4) = (51/4) total snack mix
(51/4)*(2/3) = (17/2) amount ate

(51/4) - (17/2) = (17/4) = 4 and 1/4th left

Answer 2

can you work this out slowly so i can follow you and understand please?

Answer 3

You don't need the last part, since it isn't asking you how much is left

Answer 4

12+(3/4) = (3/4) + (48/4)
= (51/4)

Answer 5

Does that make sense so far

Answer 6

I understand the part where we multiply 12*4 and then add 3 we get 51/4 then from there i am lost

Answer 7

Ok I am sorry I am still not understanding.

Answer 8

Not good at math I think it would work if you went exactly step by step

Answer 9

If you convert (51/4) into a decimal, you get:

(2/3)rds of 12.75 = 8.5
8.5 = 17/2

Answer 10

can you please go step by step telling me what to do first?

Answer 11

http://www.mathsisfun.com/fractions_multiplication.html this should help you

Answer 12

If you need to know how much of it they ate just divide the amount of mix into thirds and then double a third. since there are 3/4ths or literally 3 specific forths left you dont have to worry about that. 12 / 3 = what?

Answer 13

Hi, can you tell me how to do this step by step from the beginning please larryboxplenty did not help very much lol!

Answer 14

He helped quite alot you seem to be fishing for an exact answer and the steps to show it rather than help to find it

Answer 15

I got the answer thank you, I would like an explanation. I am not fishing for answers that is why I am asking for steps

Answer 16

To get the answer you basically need to figure out how much of that is 1/3. 3/4s divided by 3 is just a 4th so what ever you get just add a 1/4th on the end of it. 12 divided by 3 is what?

Answer 17

4

Answer 18

this still doesn't help

Answer 19

think of it this way if Jade had 4cups and her guests ate 1/2 of that, how much did they eat?

Answer 20

3 1/2

Answer 21

1/2 of 4 is 3 1/2?

Answer 22

yeah I know that's what I said so then what?

Answer 23

what is 4 divided by 2 ...

Answer 24

2

Answer 25

Okay he asked you if they ate half of the 4..not a literal .5 of it

Answer 26

I don't understand why mixed fractions are used since they are done away with in middle/high school, but meh :P

Sorry I couldn't help, I thought you knew how to multiply fractions

Answer 27

hmmm I see the confusion ...

Answer 28

We know how to divide ok. I just need help to understand how to work out this problem.

Answer 29

right, I meant 1/4 of 4, not 1/2 a cup of 4 cups

Answer 30

well you see, the exercise is asking the same

Jade started out with 12 3/4 "cups" and her guests ate 1/2 "amount" not 1/2 "cups"

Answer 31

woops ahemm 2/3 rather

well you see, the exercise is asking the same

Jade started out with 12 3/4 "cups" and her guests ate 2/3 "amount" not 2/3 "cups"

Answer 32

It wasn't 1/2 it was 2/3

Answer 33

Ok so I have gotten as far as turning 12 3/4 into an improper fraction but do not know where to go from there.

Answer 34

This is 12 and (3/4). Not out of these, take away (2/3)rds as I will do in the next drawing

Answer 35

We have 3 groups, each with 17 parts