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attashe74 [19]
1 year ago
12

If you had 36 cookies and gave 1/2 to one friend and 1/4 to another, how many could you have left?

Mathematics
1 answer:
Ann [662]1 year ago
6 0

Step-by-step explanation:

\frac{1}{2}  +  \frac{1}{4}  =  \frac{2}{4} +  \frac{1}{4}   =  \frac{3}{4}

\frac{3}{4} 36 = 27

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