Question

i bought a box of candy for myself last week. however, by the time i got home, i ate 1/4 of the candies. as i was putting the groceries away, i ate 1/2 of what was left. A. What fraction of the box was eaten? B. If there were 24 candies in the box originally, how many chocolates were eaten?

Answer 1

b:
(24 - 1/4 of 24) - 1/2
=(24 - 24/4) - 1/2
=(24-6) - 1/2
=18 - 1/2
=9 candies left so
=15 CHOCOLATES EATEN

a:
15/24
=5/8