Question

Kerry and her brother and noticed there is 3/4 of a pint of ice cream in the freezer. After they eat some ice cream there is 1/3 of a pint left how much ice cream did Kerry and her brother eat?

Answer 1

`(5)/(12) \ of\ a \ pint`.

Explanation:

Given:

Kerry and her brother and noticed there is 3/4 of a pint of ice cream in the freezer.

After they eat some ice cream there is 1/3 of a pint left.

Question asked:

How much ice cream did Kerry and her brother eat ?

Solution:

Total ice cream in the freezer =
`(3)/(4) \ of\ a\ pint`

Ice cream left =
`(1)/(3)\ of\ a \ pint`

They ate = Total ice cream in the freezer - Ice cream left after they ate

`=(3)/(4) -(1)/(3) \\ \\\\Taking \ LCM \ of 4 \ and\ 3, we \ got ,12\\ \\=(3*3-4*1)/(12) \\\\ =(9-4)/(12) \\ \\ =(5)/(12)`

Thus, Kerry and her brother ate
`(5)/(12) \ of\ a \ pint`.