Question

Miss Quinn made 4 loaves of bread for a dinner party. She cut one loaf in half and put a piece in her freezer. She then divided the remaining full loaves of bread into sixths. Her guests ate 7 pieces. How much bread does Miss Quinn have left?

Answer 1

2 5/6

Mrs Quinn has 2 full loaves of bread and 5 pieces of the 1/6 portions of the bread.

Explanation:

Mrs Quinn had 4 loaves of bread

1 loaf was divided into two halves

1/2 was kept in the freezer

3 loaves was divided into 1/6 pieces

Step 1

How many 1/6 pieces can we find in 3 loaves?

1 loaf of bread = 6 pieces of 1/6 portions of bread

3 loaves of bread =

3× 6 pieces = 18 pieces of 1/6 portions of bread in total.

From the question, her guests ate 7 pieces

The number of pieces left = 18 - 7

= 11 pieces left.

Step 2

We are asked how many loaves of bread does Mrs Quinn have left?

This is calculated by adding up the 11 pieces of 1/6 portions of the bread with the first loaf of bread that she divided into 2

The total would be

= 1 loaf + 11 pieces of 1/6 sizes of bread

= 1 loaf + 11( 1/6)

= 1 + 11/ 6

= 1 + 1 5/6

= 2 5/6

Therefore Mrs Quinn has 2 full loaves of bread and 5 pieces of the 1/6 portions of the bread.