Question

PLEASE HELP it should be easy for someone but I can’t do it

Answer 1

Answer:

Total crackers on the plate are 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Manuel ate crackers = $\frac{1}{3}$

His brother ate crackers = $\frac{1}{4}$

Crackers left on the plate = 5

We need to find how many crackers were there on the plate.

Let x be the total crackers on the plate

So, we can write the equation

$x-\frac{1}{3}x-\frac{1}{4}x=5$

Because 1/3 and 1/4 crackers are eaten and 5 are left so, we subtract 1/3x and 1/4x from x and equal it to 5

$\frac{12x-4x-3x}{12}=5\\\frac{12x-7x}{12}=5\\\frac{5x}{12}=5\\x=\frac{5*12}{5}\\x=12$

So, we get x = 12

Therefore, total crackers on the plate are 12