Q. Russell was scheduled to leave on his vacation when a major snowstorm came through and canceled three-fourth of the flights out of the airport. There were 496 flights scheduled for that day. How many flights were able to leave the airport?

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A. Do I divide 496 with 3 than with the answer I divide the answer with 4?

No.

(3/4) * 496 = 1488/4 = 372 flights that can't leave

496 - 372 = ________ flights that were able to leave

1/4 went

1/4 * 496 = 124

I dont get what's 3/4

To find the number of flights that were able to leave the airport, you need to first calculate three-fourths of the total number of flights scheduled.

Step 1: Calculate three-fourths (3/4) of 496 flights.
To do this, you multiply 496 by 3 and divide the result by 4.
(496 * 3) / 4 = 1488 / 4 = 372

Step 2: The answer, 372, represents the number of flights that were canceled due to the snowstorm. To find the number of flights that were able to leave the airport, you need to subtract the number of canceled flights from the total number of flights scheduled.

Step 3: Subtract the number of canceled flights from the total number of flights scheduled.
496 - 372 = 124

Therefore, 124 flights were able to leave the airport.