Question

You bought 3/4 pounds of dry ice. But you only use 1/3 if it how much dry ice did you use

Answer 1

Answer:

Amount of dry ice used = $\frac{1}{4}\ pounds$

Step-by-step explanation:

Weight of dry ice bought = $\frac{3}{4}$ pounds

Fraction of dry ice used = $\frac{1}{3}$

To find the amount of dry ice used.

Solution:

Amount of dry ice used can be calculated as:

⇒ $\frac{1}{3}\textrm{of the total weight of dry ice bought}$

⇒ $\frac{1}{3}\ of\ \frac{3}{4}$ pounds

⇒ $\frac{1}{3}\times \frac{3}{4}$ pounds

Multiplying numerator and denominators.

⇒ $\frac{1\times 3}{3\times 4}$ pounds

⇒ $\frac{3}{12}$ pounds

Simplifying fractions by dividing the numerator and denominator bt their GCF.

⇒ $\frac{3\div 3}{12\div 3}$ pounds

⇒ $\frac{1}{4}$ pounds

∴ Amount of dry ice used = $\frac{1}{4}\ pounds$