Question

2. Tadashi and his friend Abel make 18 dumplings. Tadashi eats one third, and Abel eats the rest. How many dumplings did Abel eat?​

Answer 1

12

Explanation:

Sine Tadashi eats one third, you have to divide the total amount of dumplings by three.

18/3=6

Tadashi eats 6 dumplings, so to find out how many Abel eats you have to subtract 6 from the total number of dumplings.

18-6=12

Abel ate 12 dumplings

Answer 2

12

Explanation:

18/3=6

so Tadashi ate 6 dumpling; the other 12 Able ate