Four boxes of cookies were sold to a family of five. each box contains 12 cookies if each family member ate 2 cookies from each box what fraction of the original number of cookies is left?

First lets find the total number of cookies

12*4=48

48 cookies

Number of cookies eaten

5*2=10

10 were eaten

Cookies left

48-10=38

38/48=19/24

19/24 of the cookies are left

38 are left

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answer: city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

total annual rainfall a city record = 40 inches

this year, total rainfall recorded = 37.6 inches

number of inches of rainfall   is needed to match the record of 40 inches is given by

hence, city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.