Question

A petting zoo gives out large buckets of healthy popcorn snacks for visitors to feed to the animals. what fraction of the snack is left in the bucket after a cow eats 1/3, a goose eats 1/12, and a goat eats 2/9?

Answer 1

Cow- 1/3 = 12/36
goose- 1/12 = 3/36
goat= 2/9 = 8/36

12 + 3 + 8 = 23/36

23/36 is the fraction of the snack left

Answer 2

Answer:

13/36 is left

Step-by-step explanation:

cow- 1/3 = 12/36

goose- 1/12 = 3/36

goat= 2/9 = 8/36

12 + 3 + 8 = 23/36

23/36 is consumed...

13/36 is left