Question

Hayden bought 48 new trading cards.Three- fourths of the new cards are baseball cards. How many baseball cards did Hayden buy?

Answer 1

Hayden bought 36 baseball cards because 3/4 represents three quartersof a given amount

Answer 2

Answer:

Hayden bought 36 baseball cards.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to calculate the amount of baseball cards, you have to calculate the $\frac{3}{4}$ of the total of cards

The total of cards is 48

You have to multiply the total of cards by $\frac{3}{4}$:

$48(\frac{3}{4})$

To solve the multiplication of two fractions (because 48 can be written as $\frac{48}{1}$) you have to multiply the numerators of the two fractions and divide that result by the multiplication of the denominators of the two fractions

$\frac{(48)(3)}{(1)(4)} = \frac{144}{4}$

Solving the division:

$\frac{144}{4} = 36$