Question

Mr. Doyle baked 24 cookies. 2 thirds of the cookies were oatmeal. How many oatmeal cookies did Mr. Doyle bake?

Answer 1

16 cookies

Explanation:

24 x 1/3 = 16

24 x 0.67 = 16.08

16.08 = 16

Answer 2

16

Explanation:

To find the number of oatmeal cookies, take the total number of cookies and multiply by the fraction that were oatmeal

24 * 2/3 = 48/3 = 16

16 cookies were oatmeal