Question

Lottie had a collection of 72 dishes that she really used she decided to keep one sixth of dishes and sell the rest in a garage sale how many dishes did lottie keep?
A.12
B.60
C.26
D.14

Answer 1

$\frac{1}{6} \: of \: 72 \\ = \: \frac{1}{6} \times 72 \\ \\ = \frac{72}{6} \\ = 12$

So, she kept 12 dishes.