Math 2017 Question 27

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Question 27

Angeni shared a bag of mangoes with her friends. She gave 1/5 to Jenny and 1/3 of the remainder to Paul.

(a) What fraction of the mangoes did Paul get? (2 marks)
(b) What fraction of the mangoes did Angeni give her friends? (1 mark)


Answer

a) Gave Paul: 1/3 of 4/5 = 4/15

b) Gave Jenny + Paul = 1/5 + 4/15 = 3/15 + 4/15 = 7/15


Explanation

Whole is 5/5

Gave Jenny: 1/5

Kept: 4/5

Gave Paul: 1/3 of 4/5 = 4/15

Gave Jenny + Paul = 1/5 + 4/15 = 3/15 + 4/15 = 7/15

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  • August 28, 2018 at 11:24 pm
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    Boss answer

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