Question

Mrs. Jones baked 48 cookies. Her son ate 1/4 of the cookies, then her husband eight1/6 of the remaining cookies. How many cookies are left?

Answer 1

Mrs. Jones has 30 cookies left.

Explanation:

First you divide 48 by 4, you then subtract that from 48, so 48-12= 36. next you divide that by six, which is 6, 36-6=30.

Answer 2

.Start: 48 cookies

Son ate ¼ = 12

36 cookies remain at this point.

Husband ate one sixth ; that's 6 cookies for him, 30 remain.