Question

Cara and Glen share a 24-ounce box of cereal. By the end of the week, Cara has eaten 3/8 of the box, and Glen has eaten 1/4 of the box of cereal. How many ounces are left in the box?

Answer 1

Answer:

9 ounces

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the ounces left in the box.

Given:

Total ounces in box = 24

Cara has eaten 3/8 of the box,

So, Cara eaten = $\frac{3}{8}\times 24$

Cara eaten = $\frac{3\times 24}{8}$

Cara eaten = $3\times 3$

Cara eaten = $9$

So, Cara has eaten 9 ounce of the box of cereal.

Glen has eaten 1/4 of the box of cereal.

So, Glan eaten = $\frac{1}{4}\times 24$

Glan eaten = $\frac{1\times 24}{4}$

Glan eaten = $1\times 6$

Glan eaten = $6$

So, Glan has eaten 6 ounce of the box of cereal.

Therefore, the sum of the Cara and Glan ounces =$6+9=15$.

So total left ounces in box = 24-15 = 9

Therefore, The ounces left in the box is 9.