Question

8. Felicity bought 34 of a pound

of hamburger. She used 12 of the
hamburger for dinner. How much
hamburger did she use?

Answer 1

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Answer:

3/8 pound

Explanation:

If Felicity started with 3/4 pound and used 1/2 of it, then the amount she used was ...

(1/2)(3/4 pound) = (1·3)/(2·4) pound = 3/8 pound

Felicity used 3/8 pound of hamburger for dinner.