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Grandpa Mick opened a pint of ice cream. He gave his youngest grandchild 1/5 of the ice cream and his middle grandchild 1/4 of t

he remaining ice cream. Then, he gave his oldest grandchild 1/3 of the ice cream that was left after serving the others.
a. Who got the most ice cream? How do you know? Draw a picture to support your reasoning.
b. What fraction of the pint of ice cream will be left if Grandpa Mick serves himself the same amount as the second grandchild?

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aivan3 [116]3 years ago

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Answer:

a. They all get the same quantity of ice cream.

b. Fraction of the pint of ice cream that will be left is 1/5

Step-by-step explanation:

Tape diagram is attached to support reasoning.

a. Youngest grandchild 1/5 of the ice cream

Middle grandchild 1/4 of the remaining ice

The remaining ice is 4/5.

To get how much he gave to the middle grandchild we make 1/4 x 4/5

For fraction multiplication, multiply the numerators and then multiply the denominators to get

1×4/4×5=4/20

This fraction can be reduced by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the Greatest Common Factor of 4 and 20 using

GCF(4,20) = 4

=1/4×4/5=1/5

We make the same for the last grand child.

Remaining ice is 3/5 ( we discount the previous servings)

=1/3 x 3/5= 1/5

b. If Grandpa serves himself the same amount, 1/5,

That will be 1/5 for each person ( they are 4 persons), we use 4/5

Then, will be left 1/5

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<u>Calculus</u>

Derivative of a Constant is 0.

Basic Power Rule:

f(x) = cxⁿ
f’(x) = c·nxⁿ⁻¹

Quotient Rule: $\frac{d}{dx} [\frac{f(x)}{g(x)} ]=\frac{g(x)f'(x)-g'(x)f(x)}{g^2(x)}$

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Possible Points of Inflection (P.P.I) - Tells us the possible x-values where the graph f(x) may change concavity. Occurs when f"(x) = 0 or undefined
Points of Inflection (P.I) - Actual x-values when the graph f(x) changes concavity
Number Line Test - Helps us determine whether a P.P.I is a P.I

Step-by-step explanation:

<u>Step 1: Define</u>

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<u>Step 2: Find 2nd Derivative</u>

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2nd Derivative [Quotient/Chain/Basic]: $f"(x)=\frac{-6(1+x^2)^2-2(1+x^2) \cdot 2x \cdot -6x}{((1+x^2)^2)^2}$
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Square root: $\pm \sqrt{\frac{1}{3}} =x$
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<em>Case 2: f" is undefined</em>

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<u>Step 4: Number Line Test</u>

<em>See Attachment.</em>

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Simplify: $f"(x)=\frac{3}{2}$

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<u>Step 5: Identify</u>

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