Question

heba ate 1/12 of a box of cereal now the box is 3/4 full what fraction of a full box was there before heba ate it

Answer 1

Now box is 3/4 full

3/4 = 3/4*1

3/4 = 3/4 * 3/3 = 9/12

Box is 9/12 full after heba ate 1/12 of a box of cereal

Initial fraction will be 9/12+1/12

=10/12= 5/6

Answer 2

5/6.

Explanation:

If Heba ate 1/12 of a box of cereal and the box is now 3/4 full, then before she ate the box is 3/4 plus the 1/12 (because, in the "before" situation she hasn't eaten yet). So, we need to add the "now" quantity and the quantity eaten:

`(3)/(4)+(1)/(12) = (10)/(12) = (5)/(6).`

Then, before she ate the cereal, the box is 5/6 full.