Unit 6 · Algebra

Hal Takes 4/6 — How Many for Irene?

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Hal takes a fraction from some packets, leaving a remainder. Irene and Khaled split that remainder with Khaled getting double. Two-step: find what's left, then use a ratio equation to split it.

Chapters

0:00Introduction
0:23The Question
0:57Finding the total starting stickers
1:10Calculating Hal's allocation and the remainder
1:37Distributing the remainder via ratio blocks
2:09Isolating Irene's target total
2:27Exam strategy — the remaining packet complement shortcut
3:18Confirming the final option

Question

Hal, Irene and Khaled decide to share 4 packets of stickers.

In each packet there are 6 stickers.

First, Hal takes 46\frac{4}{6} of the stickers from each of 3 packets.

Then Irene and Khaled share all the remaining stickers.

After this, Khaled has twice as many stickers as Irene.

How many stickers does Irene have?

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