Question

Farmer Dave harvested his corn. He stored 5/9 of his corn in one large silo and 3/4 of the remaining corn in a small silo. The rest was taken to market to be sold. What fraction of the corn was stored in the small silo

Answer 1

The amount stored in small silo are
`(1)/(3)`

Explanation:

It is given that He stored
`(5)/(9)` of his corn in one large silo and
`(3)/(4)` of remaining in small silo.

Since
`(5)/(9)` is removed, remaing is
`(4)/(9)` ( 1-
`(5)/(9)`)

`(3)/(4)` of remaining means,

= (
`(3)/(4)`)(
`(4)/(9)`)

=
`(1)/(3)`

Thus total is
`(1)/(3)` +
`(5)/(9)` =
`(8)/(9)`

taken to market is (1 -
`(8)/(9)`) =
`(1)/(9)`