Question

At the candy store, Sophie filled a bag with 2 2/3 kilograms of candy. 1/4 of the weight of the candy was from chocolate covered pretzels. How much did the chocolate covered pretzels in Sophie's bag weigh? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The chocolate covered pretzels in Sophie's bag weighed $\frac{2}{3} = 0.6667$ kilograms.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sophie filled a bag with 2 2/3 kilograms of candy.

This means that the total weight is of:

$2\frac{2}{3} = 2 + \frac{2}{3} = \frac{6}{3} + \frac{2}{3} = \frac{8}{3}$

The total weight is of 8/3 kilograms.

1/4 of the weight of the candy was from chocolate covered pretzels. How much did the chocolate covered pretzels in Sophie's bag weigh?

1/4 of 8/3. So

$\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{8}{3} = \frac{1*8}{4*3} = \frac{2}{3} = 0.6667$

The chocolate covered pretzels in Sophie's bag weighed $\frac{2}{3} = 0.6667$ kilograms.