Question

Rachel has 2/3 pound of snack mix. She eats 5/12 of the snack mix. How much of the snack mix did Rachel eat?

Answer 1

Answer: Racheal ate $\dfrac{5}{18}$ of the snack mix.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Rachel has $\dfrac23$ pound of snack mix..

If she ate $\dfrac5{12}$ of the snack mix.

Then, Quantity of snack mix eaten by Rachel = $\dfrac5{12}\times\dfrac23$

$=\dfrac56\times\dfrac13\\\\=\dfrac{5}{18}$

Hence, Racheal ate $\dfrac{5}{18}$ of the snack mix.