1. ## fractions problem

Problem 1
A) Anita had 1/2 of a bag of feterlizer left. She used 3/4 of what was left. What question about Anitas fertilizer can be answered by calculating 3/4*1/2

B) Hermionie wants to make 4 batches of a potion. Each batch of potion requires 2/3 cup of toober pus. What question about the potion will be ansered by calculating 4* 2/3?

C) There were 6 pieces of pizza left. Tommy ate 3/4 of them. What question about the pizza can be answered by calculating 3/4*6?

Problem 2

Paul used 3/4 cup of butter in the batch of brownies he made. Paul ate 5/16 of the batch of brownies. What fraction of a cup of butter did paul consume when he ate the brownies? Draw pictures to help you solve this problem. Explain in detail how your pictures help you solve the problem.

Thank you

2. Originally Posted by recca
Problem 1
A) Anita had 1/2 of a bag of feterlizer left. She used 3/4 of what was left. What question about Anitas fertilizer can be answered by calculating 3/4*1/2

B) Hermionie wants to make 4 batches of a potion. Each batch of potion requires 2/3 cup of toober pus. What question about the potion will be ansered by calculating 4* 2/3?

C) There were 6 pieces of pizza left. Tommy ate 3/4 of them. What question about the pizza can be answered by calculating 3/4*6?
A) The question would be, "how much of the FULL bag of fertilizer was recently used?"

b) "What is the total amount of toober pus that is needed for the entire (all 4) batch of potion?"

c) "How many pieces of pizza did Tommy eat?"

Originally Posted by recca
Paul used 3/4 cup of butter in the batch of brownies he made. Paul ate 5/16 of the batch of brownies. What fraction of a cup of butter did paul consume when he ate the brownies? Draw pictures to help you solve this problem. Explain in detail how your pictures help you solve the problem.
Paul ate $\frac{5}{16}$ of the brownies that had $\frac{3}{4}$ cups of butter. Therefore, he consumed a total of $\frac{3}{4}*\frac{5}{16} = \frac{15}{64}$ cups of butter when eating his portion of brownies.

3. Thank you, the first problem I notice it was missing info, so I am glad u clarified it thank you

4. How can I show this with a picture??