Math 2017 Question 27
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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