Question

Carries family broke a package of graham crackers into 32 pieces. carries two brothers each ate 1/8 of the pieces and the rest of the family ate 7/16 of the pieces.

carries two brothers each ate ____ pieces
the rest of carries family ate ____ pieces
there were ____ pieces remaining

Answer 1

Carries two brothers ate 4 pieces.

The rest of Carries family ate 14 pieces.

There were 14 pieces remaining.

Explanation:

To find out how much the brothers ate you can divide 32 by 8 to get 4. For the family you can turn 7/16 into 32nds

16 x 2 = 32 and 7 x 2 = 14

so the family ate 14 pieces. Add 14 + 4= 18 so that's how much they all ate in total then 32-18 = 14. That means 14 pieces are left.

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Answer 2

Carrie's two brothers each ate 4 pieces, and the rest of the family ate 14 pieces, there were 10 pieces left.

Explanation:

First, change all of the fraction's denominators into 32:

1/8 = 4/32

7/16 = 14/32

This gives us the answer to the first two questions.

Then add up the amount of pieces each person ate. Carrie has two brothers, so we double 4/32, which gives us 8/32. 8/32 + 14/32 = 22/32.

32 - 22 = 10, so there are 10 pieces remaining.

Hope this helps!