Dale sent Sasha a 2 II2-pound box of candy. Sasha's little sister ate I;4 of the candy.
Sasha's pet poodle ate 1/8 of the original amount. Ifno one else has eaten any candy,
how much candy does Sasha have left?
Dale sent Sasha a 2 I/2-pound box of candy. Sasha's little sister ate I/4 of the candy.
Sasha's pet poodle ate 1/8 of the original amount. Ifno one else has eaten any candy,
how much candy does Sasha have left?
1/4 + 1/8 = 2/8 + 1/8 = 3/8
2 1/2 pounds - 3/8 =
5/2 - 3/8 = 20/8 - 3/8 = 17/8 = 2 1/8 pounds left
To find out how much candy Sasha has left, we need to perform a series of calculations. Let's break it down step by step:
1. Dale sent Sasha a 2 ⅔-pound box of candy. We can represent this as a mixed fraction: 2 ⅔ = 2 + 2/3. Multiplying the whole number (2) by the denominator (3) and adding the numerator (2) gives us the improper fraction: 6/3 + 2/3 = 8/3 pounds of candy.
2. Sasha's little sister ate ¼ of the candy. To calculate this, we need to multiply the total amount of candy by ¼: (8/3) * 1/4 = 8/12 = 2/3 pounds of candy.
3. Sasha's pet poodle ate 1/8 of the original amount. We need to multiply the remaining candy (after Sasha's little sister ate some) by 1/8: (8/3 - 2/3) * 1/8 = (6/3) * 1/8 = 6/24 = 1/4 pounds of candy.
Therefore, after Sasha's little sister and pet poodle had their share, Sasha has left 1/4 pounds of candy.