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The crispy rice treats have cooled, Mrs. Williams cuts them into 30 equal pieces. She gives two-fifths of the treats to her son and takes th
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The crispy rice treats have cooled, Mrs. Williams cuts them into 30 equal pieces. She gives two-fifths of the treats to her son and takes the rest to school. How many treats will Mrs. Williams take to school?
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2021-08-27T06:02:47+00:00
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Answer:
18 pieces
Step-by-step explanation:
divide 30 by 5
you’ll get 6
so one-fifth is equivalent to 6 of the pieces
multiply 6 by 2
you’ll have 2 so two-fifths is equal to 12 pieces of rice crispy treats
subtract 12 from 30
30 – 12 = 18
So she took 18 pieces to school.