Question

Ms. O bought 2 1/2 pounds of blueberries on Monday. She Gavs 1/4 of the blueberries to her students before school ended A. How many pounds of blueberries did she give to students on monday B.How many blueberroes were left? C. On Tuesday she ate 1/3 of the remaining blueberries. How many did she eat on Tuesday? D. Did Ms.O eat more blueberries on Monday or on Tuesday? Explain your reasoning

Answer 1

1/4 of 2 1/2 is equal to 1/4 * 2 1/2 which equals 5/8. She gave 5/8 pounds of blueberries to her students on Monday.

2 1/2 - 5/8 = 1 7/8, so she had 1 7/8 pounds of blueberries left.

1/3 of 1 7/8 is 5/8 so she ate 5/8 pound of blueberries out of the 1 7/8 left.

Mrs. O gave the same amount of blueberries on Monday and ate the same amount of blueberries on Tuesday. (5/8 = 5/8)