Brendon had total job benefits of $39,500 last year. He was required to wear a shirt with the company logo on it for work that h
e was responsible for buying. Brendon purchased 12 shirts for work during the year at a cost of $23.95 each. He was also required to attend a training at a cost to him of $135. What was Brendon’s total employment compensation last year? a. $39,077.60 b. $39,212.60 c. $39,341.05 d. $39,922.40
So he started with 3/4 lb and ended up with 2/3 of that so 2/3 of 3/4 'of' can be roughly translated as multiply so 2/3 times 3/4 =6/12=1/2 lb left or you know that there are 3 out of 4 parts pound left so 2 out of 3 parts of nuts is = 2/4 or 1/2 lb