A survey determined that 5/19 of the seventh grade students at Mills Middle School preferred round chocolate candies to hard can
dy. When Jennifer duplicated the survey 2/19 of the students changed their preference from chocolate candy to hard candy. What fraction of the students in the second survey preferred round chocolate candy?
0 = 5/4 - 1/4x this represents the original amount. You then solve the equation and find that x = 5 representing how many pieces she will have after cutting the ribbon.
