Final answer:
Two-thirds of Sandi's rose bushes had pink blooms. Pink blooms accounted for one-third of Sandi's total rose bushes. If Sandi had 12 rose bushes, 4 of them bore pink blooms. Mom's three-quarters of a pound of chocolates will last for 6 days, with each portion weighing one-eighth of a pound.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the part of Sandi's total rose bushes that had pink blooms, we need to multiply the fractions for the two pieces of information given. Two-thirds of the rose bushes bloomed, and one-half of those bloomed were pink. So, the fraction of Sandi's total rose bushes with pink blooms is (2/3) * (1/2) = 2/6 or 1/3.
Now, to find how many of Sandi's 12 rose bushes bore pink blooms, multiply 12 by 1/3: 12 * (1/3) = 4. So, 4 of Sandi's rose bushes bore pink blooms.
If Mom has three-quarters of a pound of chocolates and each portion weighs one-eighth of a pound, we need to divide the total weight of the chocolates by the weight of each portion to find how many portions there are. Three-quarters of a pound is equal to (3/4) * 8/8 = 6/8 of a pound. Since each portion weighs 1/8 of a pound, we divide 6/8 by 1/8 to find the number of portions: (6/8) / (1/8) = 6/1 = 6. So, the chocolate will last for 6 days.