Gervais ate 1/3 of a aguette with his dinner. Chantel ate 1/4 of the leftover bagette as an evening snack. What fraction of the baguette did Chantel eat as a snack.
My answer is 1/12. Am I correct?
This won't help much 11 years later but... You take 2/3 and multiply by 1/4 because Gervais ate 1/3 and 2/3 is left for Chantel. Chantel ate 1/4 OF that 2/3 so you multiply the two. The answer is 1/6
1/4 of 2/3
of means times so 1/4 x 2/3 = ??
Where are you getting 2/3 from????
Gervais ate 1/3 which left 2/3 for Chantel.
To find out what fraction of the baguette Chantel ate as a snack, we need to find the fraction of the baguette that was left after Gervais ate.
Gervais ate 1/3 of the baguette, which means there are 1 - 1/3 = 2/3 of the baguette remaining.
Now, Chantel ate 1/4 of the remaining baguette. We can calculate this by multiplying the fraction of the remaining baguette (2/3) by the fraction Chantel ate (1/4):
(2/3) * (1/4) = 2/12 = 1/6
So, Chantel ate 1/6 of the baguette as a snack, not 1/12.