Question

Where are the Cookies? Mrs. Goodwin left a tray of eookies on the counter early one morning. Dean walked by before lunch and decided to take 1/3 of the cookies on the tray. Later that ufternoon Elsie came in and ate 1/4 of the remaining cookies. After dinner, Clark saw the tray of cookies and ate 1/2 of the cookies remaining at that ti me. Before bedtime, Mrs. Goodwin discovered the tray had only 6 cookies left. How many cookies were on the tray when Mrs. Goodwin first left it on the counter? IHow many cookies did each of the children eat?​

Answer 1

24 cookies

dean ate 8 cookies

elise ate 4 cookies

clark ate 6 cookies

Explanation:

i am pretty sure this is correct

make a diagram of a circle with twelve spots

change 1/3 to 4/12, so color in 4 spots for dean

multiplie 1/4 times 8/12 ( the remaining spots), color in that number of spots for elise

do the same with 1/2, color in the amount of spots for clark

you will have 3 spots left, meaning each spot is worth 2 cookies

multiplie the number of spots times two to get your answer for each person