Question

Natalia bought 3/4 of a pound of flour to bake some cookies. She used 2/3 of that amount to bake her delicious chocolate chip cookies. How many pounds of flour did she used

Answer 1

Answer:0.5 Pound

Explanation:

Given

Natalia bought
`(3)/(4)` of a pound of flour to bake cookies

She used
`(2)/(3)` of it

i.e. She use
`(2)/(3)\ of\ (3)/(4)\ \text{Pound}`

`=(2)/(3)* (3)/(4)`

`=(1)/(2)\ \text{Pound}`

So she used
`(1)/(2)\ \text{Pound}` of flour.