Math Problem Help? : D?

Question

Sarah Bought A Box Of Candy.

By The Time She Got Home She Ate 1/4 Of It.

As She Put Her Groceries Away,

She Ate 1/2 Of What Was Left.

There Are Now 6 Candies In the Box.

How Many Were Their In the Beginning.

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I'm Stupid.

Please Help?

Explain HOW TO Do This.

Answer 1

think of it this way            1/4= 75percent and percent is based out of 100 so now you only have 25percent so now lets reverse it! 6+1/2+1/4

      (the key is to simplify fractions and transform them in percentages)!!!!!!!

Answer 2

there were 16 to start with.

you have to work backwards.

take 6 left and double it, gives 12 candies when she got home. then take 12 and divide it by 3 and add one of those thirds (because you'll have a total of 4 x that amount to take the original 1/4 from) - so it's 12/3 is 4 and 12 + 4 = 16 candies! done!

Answer 3

Split the box up into quarters the minute you see that she’s eaten 1/4. If she’s eaten 1/4, that means there are 3/4 left. Therefore the next time she eats some she eats 1/2 of 3/4. PAUSE TO MAKE SURE YOU DEFINATELY GET THAT. Now, the half of 3/4 that remains is six sweets. So add back on the half that she ate - another six sweets, which makes 12 sweets PAUSE TO MAKE SURE YOU GET IT - and then divide that by three because there was THREE quarters remaining at the start - 12 divided by 3 is 4, so add 4 sweets to the 12. Write that out for yourself or draw a diagram of the box of sweets and split it up into 4, drawing the amounts of sweets in each quarter as you go. It sounds complicated but the more you go over it the simpler it gets. Also - people underestimate the power of pausing between sections. If you read it all at once it gets confusing, but if you’re sure you understand each piece as you go along it’s much easier to digest.

Answer 4

16

ok i not sure how to explain how to do it that will make sense to you. the way i tried to say it was confusing myself ok so ask your teacher to go over it with you but the answer is 16

Answer 5

OK, I work these problems like the last guy when Ido them in my head, but you want to know how to do it. My high School Algebra is a bit rusty, but here goes:

The original number of candies is x.

y = 3/4x (I'm using y for what's left over after you ate 1/4 of them)

1/2y = 6 (she ate half of what was left (y), leaving 6)

Solve for y by multiplying both sides of the equasion by 2 (to make the left side y alone)

y = 12

so, 12 = 3/4x (see the first line of the solution, I've substituted 12 for y since I solved for it)

Multiply each side by 4/3 to leave x alone, that leaves:

x = 16

Answer 6

i think it's 16

6 times 2 is 12. if 12 is 3/4 then divide 12 by 3. you get four. then add four to 12. 16

Answer 7

you start backwards.

6 candies left= 6 ->

she ate half = 6x2= 12 ->

now she ate a fourth in the store, since there were 3/4 left

12=3/4x (x is cookies) 48=3x

48/3=x

16 is equal to x

proof

16x3/4 (ate 1/4) = 12

ate half 12/2= 6

hope this helps