Question

At the candy store, Sophie filled a bag with 2 2/3 kilograms of candy. 1/4 of the weight of the candy was from chocolate covered pretzels. How much did the chocolate covered pretzels in Sophie's bag weigh? ​

Answer 1

The chocolate covered pretzels in Sophie's bag weighed
`(2)/(3) = 0.6667` kilograms.

Explanation:

Sophie filled a bag with 2 2/3 kilograms of candy.

This means that the total weight is of:

`2(2)/(3) = 2 + (2)/(3) = (6)/(3) + (2)/(3) = (8)/(3)`

The total weight is of 8/3 kilograms.

1/4 of the weight of the candy was from chocolate covered pretzels. How much did the chocolate covered pretzels in Sophie's bag weigh?

1/4 of 8/3. So

`(1)/(4) * (8)/(3) = (1*8)/(4*3) = (2)/(3) = 0.6667`

The chocolate covered pretzels in Sophie's bag weighed
`(2)/(3) = 0.6667` kilograms.