Homework Help: Number operations/math

Posted by Alia on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 10:52pm.

Bill is selling funnel cakes at the county fair. After lunch, he has 2/3 of his original funnel cakes remaining. That evening, when the fair closes, he determines he sold 5/8 of the reaming funnel cakes. What expression can be used to find the fraction of the original funnel cakes Bill sold after lunch? A. 2/3 + 5/8 B. 2/3 divided by 5/8 C. 2/3 * 5/8 D. 2/3 - 5/8. I think the anwser is C.

Number operations/math - Max, Friday, December 23, 2011 at 12:01am
That is correct!

5/8 OF 2/3 --> 5/8 * 2/3 or 2/3 * 5/8

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