
Tanya H.
asked 10/04/18Fraction word problem
Kyle's mother made cookies for his Halloween party. She made 36 cookies. The girls ate ¼ of them. The boys ate 1/3 of them. If the 7 parents at the party shared the rest of them equally, how many cookies did each parent get?
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Patrick B. answered 07/23/19
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girls ate 1/4 * 36 = 9
boys ate 1/3 * 36 = 12
21 gone.
36 - 21 = 15
15/7 = 2 and 1/7 for each parent...
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