Yikes McTugg bought 1/2 pound of potato salad. He 2/3 of it for lunch. How much potato salad was left for an afternoon snack?
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1/2 times by 2/3
that is, two thirds of one half is left : )
Actually that wouldn't make any sense so I would recommend redoing that question.
Because 1/2 multiplied by 2/3 would actually give an outcome of 2/6 or 1/3
To find out how much potato salad was left for an afternoon snack, we need to subtract the amount of potato salad Yikes McTugg ate for lunch (2/3 of 1/2 pound) from the initial amount of potato salad (1/2 pound).
Let's break down the steps:
Step 1: Calculate the amount of potato salad eaten for lunch.
Yikes McTugg ate 2/3 of the 1/2 pound of potato salad.
To find this amount, we multiply 2/3 by 1/2:
(2/3) * (1/2) = 2/6 = 1/3 pound
Step 2: Subtract the amount eaten for lunch from the initial amount to find the remaining potato salad for an afternoon snack.
We subtract 1/3 pound from the 1/2 pound:
1/2 pound - 1/3 pound
To subtract fractions, we need to have a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator is 6. We convert both fractions:
(3/6 - 2/6) pound = 1/6 pound
So, there is 1/6 pound of potato salad left for Yikes McTugg's afternoon snack.