Question

Margo made 2 and 2/3 pounds of fudge. She gives a fourth of it to her friend Laney. How many pounds of fudge did Laney get?

Answer 1

Laney gets two-thirds pounds of fudge.

Explanation:

• Givens
• Margo made
  `2(2)/(3)lb` of fudge.
• She gives
  `(1)/(4)` of it to her friend Laney.

Remember that the word "of" means multiplication. So, if she gives a fourth "of" it, it means that we have to multiply

`(1)/(4) * 2(2)/(3)=(1)/(4) * (8)/(3)=(2)/(3)`

Margo gives two-thirds pounds of fudge to Laney. In other words, Laney gets two-thirds pounds of fudge.