Question

If there is 2/3 of a bag of jelly beans and danny ate 1/4 of the bag last night what fraction of the bag is left

Answer 1

2/3 = 8/12
1/4 = 4/12

You start with 8/12 and eat 4/12 so 4/12 (or one quarter) remains.

Answer 2

Answer:  The fraction of the bag that left is $\dfrac{5}{12}.$

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that there is a $\dfrac{2}{3}$ of a bag of jelly jeans and Danny ate $\dfrac{1}[4}$ of the bag last night.

We are to find the fraction of the bag that left.

Let A be the fraction of the bag that is full of jelly beans and B be the fraction of the bag that Danny ate last night.

Then, according to the given information, we have

$A=\dfrac{2}{3},~~~B=\dfrac{1}{4}.$

Therefore, the fraction of the bag that left is given by

$L=A-B=\dfrac{2}{3}-\dfrac{1}{4}=\dfrac{8-3}{12}=\dfrac{5}{12}.$

Thus, the fraction of the bag that left is $\dfrac{5}{12}.$