Question

Fluffy the bunny ate 1 2 of a carrot in the morning, and she ate some more at night. By the end of the day, she still had 1 3 of the carrot left to eat. How much of the carrot did Fluffy the bunny eat at night?

Answer 1

Fluffy the bunny ate 1/6 of the carrot at night after subtracting the portion eaten in the morning and the portion left at the end of the day from the whole carrot.

Step-by-step explanation:

Fluffy the bunny ate 1/2 of a carrot in the morning and had 1/3 of the carrot left by the end of the day. To find out how much of the carrot Fluffy ate at night, we need to calculate the difference between what she initially had and what was left. We start with a whole carrot (1) and subtract both the part Fluffy ate in the morning and the part left at the end of the day.

So, we perform 1 - 1/2 - 1/3. To subtract fractions, they must have a common denominator. The common denominator for 2 and 3 is 6, so we convert the fractions:

1 - 3/6 - 2/6 = 6/6 - 3/6 - 2/6 = 1/6

Therefore, Fluffy ate 1/6 of the carrot at night.

Answer 2

1/6

Step-by-step explanation:

Fluffy ate 1/2 carrot in the morning

She ate some more at night

At the end of the day she still had 1/3 of the carrot left

Therefore the amount of carrot fluffy are at night can be calculated as follows

x= 1-1/3-1/2

×= 1/6

Hence fluffy ate 1/6 of the carrot at night