Jared made #12 3/4# cups of snack mix for a party. His guests ate #2/3# of the mix. How much snack mix did his guests eat?

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TwOfSpades
Jul 7, 2017

#8 1/2# cups

Explanation:

For this we need to determine what #2/3# of #12 3/4# is, so we multiply the fractions together.

#2/3 * 12 3/4#
#2/3 * 51/4#
#(cancel(2)1)/(cancel(3)1) * (cancel(51)17)/(cancel(4)2)#

#17/2#
#8 1/2#

So this is your answer.

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