Question

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?

Answer 1

`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.