Question

Daniel read 1/3 of a book in the morning, and he read some more at night. By the end of the day, he still had 2/5 of the book left to read. How much of the book did Daniel read at night?

Answer 1

Answer:amount read at night =4/15

Explanation:

Step 1

Since we are dealing with fractions,

Let Total amount of book contained to read = 1 whole

Therefore

Amount read in the morning + amount read at night +amount remaining = Total amount of book contained to read which gves us the equation

1/3 + x + 2/5 = 1

Step 2 --- solving

1/3 + x + 2/5 = 1

1/3 + 2/5 + x= 1

5 + 6 / 15 + x = 1

11/15 + x= 1

x= 1 - 11/15

15/15 - 11/15

x = amount read at night =4/15