Question

manuel ate 1/3 of the crackers on a plate. his brother ate 1/4 of the crackers. there were 5 crackers left on the plate. how many crackers were on the plate to begin with

Answer 1

there would have been 12 crackers on the plate at the start

Explanation:

So 1/3 +1/4 = 7/12

Therefore 5/12 left on the plate …ie 5.

So total to start with

5/5×12=12

Ans 12