Question

Sally needs 2/3 of a pound of potatoes. This is 1/3 of a pound more than 4/3 of the potatoes Sally has in her pantry

Answer 1

Lets assume, Sally has X pound of potatoes in her pantry.

So, 4/3 of the potatoes Sally has in her pantry = $\frac{4}{3}X$

Now, Sally needs 2/3 pound of potatoes and this 2/3 pound of potatoes is 1/3 pound more than that $\frac{4}{3}X$

So the representing equation will be:

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

$\frac{2}{3} - \frac{1}{3} = \frac{4}{3} X$ (subtracting $\frac{1}{3}$ from both sides)

$\frac{1}{3}= \frac{4}{3}X$

$1= 4X$ (multiplying both sides by 3)

$X =\frac{1}{4}$

So, Sally has $\frac{1}{4}$ pound of potatoes in her pantry.