Dale Brown ordered 3/4 truckload of merchandise. If approximately 1/3 of the truckload has been unloaded, how much remains to be unloaded?

Question

Dale Brown ordered 3/4 truckload of merchandise. If approximately 1/3 of the truckload has been unloaded, how much remains to be unloaded?

Answer 1

Start with 3/4 of a truckload.

 

Remove 1/3 of that, which is (1/3)(3/4) = 1/4.

 

You are left with 

 

3/4 - 1/4 = 2/4 = 1/2 of a truckload