2. Mia meets some friends at the movie theatre. Her friends ate 3/4 of a giant bucket of popcorn. Mia eats 1/3 of the remaining popcorn. a. How much popcorn did Mia eat?

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Yiannis Tsimalis · Answer 1 · 2023-12-17T23:52:23+0000

Friends eat 3/4

Mia eats 1/3 of the remaining

Initial bucket = 4/4

After they eat, 4/4 - 3/4 = 1/4, so 1/4 is left

If Mia eat 1/3 of 1/4 then she eat:

$(1)/(3)\cdot(1)/(4)=(1)/(12)$

Answer:

Mia eat 1/12 of the giant bucket