Question

Nick’s mother bought 4 3/8 pounds of strawberries on Monday. Nick ate one fourth of the strawberries before he went to bed.

A. How many pounds of strawberries did Nick eat on Monday?
B. How many pounds of strawberries were left?
C. On Tuesday Nick ate 1/3 of the remaining strawberries. How many pounds of straw berries did Nick eat on Tuesday?
D. Did Nick eat more strawberries on Monday or Tuesday? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

A: there he ate 1/4 pound of strawberries
B: there is 4 1/8 pounds left.
C: he ate 8/24 pounds of strawberries leaving 4 1/24 pound left.
D: no cause on tuesday he ate more by 8/24 than 6/24 so answer would be 8/24>6/24.