Carol H. answered • 09/21/17
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120 (11/30) = 44 cookies
Pilin R.
asked • 09/21/17Fraction Word Problem
I forgot to include it in my other thread.
The problem is: I have a box of 120 cookies. Diego took 1/5 of the box and Tina took 1/6 of the box. How many cookies did they take? What fraction of a box is that?
For the fraction, I put 11/30. Is that correct?
My problem is I don't know how to solve how many cookies they took.
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Kenneth S. answered • 09/21/17
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Diego took one fifth of the original 120 cookies, namely 24.
Tina took 1/6 of the original 120 cookies, namely 20.
You can take it from there! (11/30 is the correct overall fraction taken by them, together).
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