|x| this means absolute value making what ever number in the inside positive UNLESS you have a negative out front. Ex |8|=8. -|8|=-8. |-8|=8
Explanation:
<em>What is an eighth of 32?
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An eighth of 32 means 32 is divided into eight equal parts.
Let's use a fact family for this problem:
8 * ? = 32
32 / 8 = ?
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8 * 4 = 32
32 / 8 = 4
An eighth of 32 is 4.
Five eights of 32:
Five eighths of 32 is five times four which is 20
20 is 5 eighths of 32
5/8 * 32 = 20
32 * 5 / 8 = 20
The answer is 32.
In order to find the amount left after both sisters ate the cereal, we have to add the amount of cereal the two sisters ate.
Katrina ate 1 3/4 and her sister ate 7/8.
(1 3/4 + 7/8)
(you put a parentheses around it so that you add the two first before subtracting it from the original amount)
Then, we would subtract it from the original amount: 12 1/2.
-> The equation would be: 12 1/2 - (1 3/4 - 7/8).
