You have 12 balloons to blow up for a party. You blow up 1/3 of them, and your friend blows up 5 of them. What fraction of the balloons still need blowing up?

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Atticus Glover

28 November, 17:18

You have 12 balloons to blow up for a party. You blow up 1/3 of them, and your friend blows up 5 of them. What fraction of the balloons still need blowing up?

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Mercedes Richardson · Answer 1

Hey! Since there are three balloons that haven't been blown up, 1/4 of the balloons need to be blown up. Have a great day!

Bryce Odom · Answer 2

Its going to be 4. This is because you would first look at how many balloons have been blown up and the total you start out with. After noticing these items, you would multiply these two together, since its a fraction, so 12 * (1/3). this will give you 4. now you would add your outcome and your total together (5+4) getting 9, and subtract your total from your previous total (9-12), getting your answer of 4 remaining.