Maria has 12 pieces of candy. She ate 1/6 of the pieces. How many pieces of candy does Maria are left?
1/6 * 12 = 2
12 - 2 = ____
To calculate the number of pieces of candy Maria has left after eating 1/6 of the pieces, we can subtract the amount she ate from the total number of pieces she originally had.
1/6 of 12 pieces can be calculated by multiplying 1/6 by 12:
1/6 * 12 = 2
Maria ate 2 pieces of candy.
To find out how many pieces of candy she has left, we subtract the amount she ate from the total amount she initially had:
12 - 2 = 10
Therefore, Maria has 10 pieces of candy left.