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John is making his pasta dish. his mom eats 1/12 of pasta and his brother eats 1/6 of pasta. How much of pasta is left over?

User Mufri A
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Explanation:

Mom: 1/12

Brother: 1/6

1/6 × 2/2 = 2/12

2/12 + 1/12 = 3/12

12/12 (= 1 whole) - 3/12 = 9/12 of pasta is left

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Answer:

1/4 of the pot is left.

Explanation:

Let x be the total amount of pasta in the pot.

Then the amount of pasta her mother got= 1x/12

The amount of pasta her brother got= 1x/6

The total amount of pasta he serve= 1x/12 + 1x/6

First, convert them into like fractions, then

The total amount of pasta he serve= 1x/12 + 2x/12 = (x+2x)/12 = 3x/12 = 1x/4

Hence, 1/4 of the pot is left over.

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