Question

Brian bought 215 pounds of strawberries. In the afternoon his brother ate 56 of the strawberries. How many pounds of strawberries did his brother eat?

Answer 1

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Step By Step:

We know that 215 pounds are about 215 strawberries since every strawberry are about 1 pound.

Let think about this... 215 pounds are 215 strawberries.

If his brother ate 56 of the strawberries, it means that his brother ate 56 pounds of the strawberry.

We can also think like this... 56/215

Final Result: 56 pound sof strawberries.