Answer:
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.