SOLUTION: Marcus filling his bird feeder with seeds. He has 2/3 of a bag of birdseed left. If he uses 1/3 of the bag to fill the feeder, then what fraction of a bag of birdseed is in the fee

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Question 1161677: Marcus filling his bird feeder with seeds. He has 2/3 of a bag of birdseed left. If he uses 1/3 of the bag to fill the feeder, then what fraction of a bag of birdseed is in the feeder?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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He has 2%2F3 of a bag.
He fills the feeder using 1%2F3 of the bag.
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Answer by greenestamps(13203) About Me  (Show Source):
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Sloppy/ambiguous/misleading statement of the problem....

Does he fill the feeder with 1/3 of A BAG of birdseed?

Or does he fill it with 1/3 of the 2/3 OF A BAG that he starts with?

Answer by ikleyn(52848) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hey,

you really need an assistant to edit your writing after you.