Two friends cut a large candy bar into equal pieces Harriet ate 1/4 of the pieces nisha ate 1/2 of the remaining pieces 6 pieces were left over how many pieces was the candy bar originally divided into
Harriet 1/4
nisha (1/2)(3/4) = 3/8
1/4 + 3/8 = 5/8 so 3/8 is left
(3/8)n = 6
n = 16
I do not know
Dysthymia a
To find out how many pieces the candy bar was originally divided into, we can work backwards and use the given information.
Let's start by defining some variables:
Let x be the number of pieces the candy bar was originally divided into.
According to the problem, Harriet ate 1/4 of the pieces. So, after Harriet ate, there were (1 - 1/4) = 3/4 of the pieces remaining.
Then, Nisha ate 1/2 of the remaining pieces. This means that after Nisha ate, there were (1 - 1/2) = 1/2 of the pieces remaining.
Finally, we know that there were 6 pieces left over. So, 1/2 of the pieces is equal to 6.
Now, let's set up the equation and solve for x:
(1/2) * x = 6
To solve the equation, we can multiply both sides by 2 to get rid of the fraction:
x = 6 * 2
x = 12
Therefore, the candy bar was originally divided into 12 pieces.