Baxter

Baxter ate 1/12 of a box of dog food. Now the box is 3/4 full. What fraction of a full box was there before Baxter ate?

Final Answer:

x =  5/6

Step-by-step explanation:

x121=3/4  x1/12=3/4  12x=10  x=1210=0.83333333  x=650.833333=65=0.8333



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