Question

Tony had 2/3 of a pound of strawberries. Tony let his friend Larry eat 3/8 of the strawberries. How many pounds of strawberries did Larry eat?

A) 1/3
B) 1/4
C) 2/3
D) 2/9

Answer 1

2/3lb of Strawberries. His friend at 3/8 of them so that would be 3/8 * 2/3 = 6/18 or 1/3. He ate 1/3lb of the strawberries

Edit: This answer is wrong. As shown by others, its 1/4lb

Answer 2

B) 1/4

Explanation:

Given,

The quantity of strawberries Tony had =
`(2)/(3)` of a pound,

Also, Tony let his friend Larry eat 3/8 of the strawberries.

The quantity of strawberries eaten by Larry's friend =
`(3)/(8)` of the

quantity of strawberries Tony had

`=(3)/(8)* (2)/(3)\text{ of a pounds}`

`=(6)/(24)\text{ of a pounds}`

`=(1)/(4)\text{ of a pounds}`

Option B is correct.