Step-by-step explanation:
Let us start with Frodo's breakfast. He starts eating a quarter of the porridge. Let us say the porridge is 100 spoons, to make dividing easier. After Frodo we have [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] left of the original bowl; we are left with 75 spoons.
100 - [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] = 100 - 25 = 75
Next, comes Sam's breakfast. He eats 75 - [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] = 75 - 18.75 = 56.25 spoons left.
Next, we have Pippin's breakfast. He eats 56.25 - [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] = 42.1875 spoons.
Lastly, we have Merry's breakfast. He eats 42.1875 - [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] = 31.640625 spoons.
Now, we know we have 31.640625 spoons left. However, we need to know what fraction this is out of the original porridge bowl. So, we do:
31.640625 * 100 = 3164.0625 * 1 = 3164.0625
3164.0625% of the bowl remaining!
What a yummy breakfast!
