Question

The Brown family had cereal for breakfast. *Before breakfast there was 3/4 gallon of milk. *The Brown's drank 1/2 of their milk at breakfast. How many gallons of milk did the Brown family use for breakfast?

Answer 1

3/8 gallon

Explanation:

They drink 1/2 of their milk at breakfast => it means they drank 1/2 of 3/4 gallon of milk.

So, they drank : 3/4 x 1/2 = 3/8 gallon of milk.