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OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

I just dont kno this 1! :P Check in Comments for question! :P

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

idk if im rite or naw

sammixboo (sammixboo):

No, but 1/2 = 2/4, right?

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

yes... A.?

OpenStudy (thebadyboy):

wat do u think

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

A.

sammixboo (sammixboo):

So if she ate 1/4 of it, then 2/4 - 1/4 = ?

sammixboo (sammixboo):

Yes A is right, because she has 1/4 bag left, so 4/4 - 1.4 = 3/4

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

YAY!

sammixboo (sammixboo):

1/4*

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

wait, so ur sayin D. now?

sammixboo (sammixboo):

No, A

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

okok,,, i need 4 more! ;)

sammixboo (sammixboo):

Because there is 4/4 of a bag all together. After she finished eating, she had 1/4, so 4/4 - 1/4 = 3/4

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Wait, what? It started off 1/2 full...

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

rite! ok... we got it! :P... nbew question commin upo

sammixboo (sammixboo):

It says how much of the whole bag of popcorn she ate, so that would be the whole bag, right?

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

new*

sammixboo (sammixboo):

Or only the 1/2?

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

This question is ambiguous. Did she eat 1/4 of the amount in the bag, or 1/4 of the total bag volume?

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

i think it ment how much of it did HE eat... so D?

sammixboo (sammixboo):

She ate 1/4 of the popcorn in the bag

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

ok!

sammixboo (sammixboo):

I mean, if it was only counting for the 1/2, the answer is given. "Germaine ate 1/4 of a bag of popcorn"

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

So she ate 1/4 of the 1/2, or 1/4*1/2

sammixboo (sammixboo):

And it is asking how much she ate from the WHOLE bag, it would be 3/4??

sammixboo (sammixboo):

agh

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

A. ir Rite!!! ok movin on ppl!

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

I think she ate 1/8th, since she ate 1/4 of the remaining 1/2. But ambiguous questions will get these answers...

sammixboo (sammixboo):

Oh yeah, whoops

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

I would go with 1/8, not 3/4

sammixboo (sammixboo):

That's right

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

Since there was only 1/2 bag to begin with, she can't have eaten 3/4 of the total bag

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

thts wat i said 1st! I DONT NEED ANY MORE HELP!!! I GOT IT ALL! :P

sammixboo (sammixboo):

o_o just trying to correct myself, lol

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

@misty1212

OpenStudy (agent0smith):

@sissyedgar but you didn't post any reasons or calculations :P

OpenStudy (sissyedgar):

its fine.. i got 100% on the thing and the answer was 1/8

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