A bag contains 36 cookies. Kyle eats 8 of the cookies. What fraction of the cookies is left?
A. 3/4
B. 7/9
C. 4/5
D. 5/6
(36-8)/36 = ___
36-8=28
28/36 =7/9 GCF
Well, let's do some cookie math, shall we? If the bag originally had 36 cookies and Kyle ate 8 of them, we can determine the fraction of cookies remaining by subtracting the number of eaten cookies from the total number of cookies.
So, 36 - 8 = 28 cookies remaining.
Now, we can express this as a fraction by putting the remaining cookies (28) over the original number of cookies (36).
Therefore, the fraction of cookies left is 28/36.
Now, let's simplify this fraction. Both the numerator and denominator have a common factor of 4.
So, if we divide both 28 and 36 by 4, we get 7/9.
Therefore, the fraction of cookies left is B. 7/9.
Just remember, Kyle may have eaten some cookies, but there are still plenty of reasons to smile!
To find the fraction of cookies that are left after Kyle eats 8 cookies, we need to calculate the remaining number of cookies and express that as a fraction of the original number of cookies.
The original number of cookies in the bag is 36. Kyle eats 8 cookies, so we subtract 8 from 36 to find the remaining cookies: 36 - 8 = 28.
Now we express the remaining cookies as a fraction of the original number of cookies. The remaining number of cookies is 28, and the original number of cookies is 36. We can create a fraction by putting the remaining number of cookies as the numerator and the original number of cookies as the denominator: 28/36.
To simplify this fraction, we find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and denominator, which is 4. Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 4 gives: 28/36 = 7/9.
Therefore, the fraction of cookies that is left after Kyle eats 8 cookies is 7/9.
The correct answer is B. 7/9.