Question

after a picnic 5/12 of the cornbread is leftover. val eats 4/5 of the leftover cornbread what fraction of the cornbread does val eat. answer in simplest form

Answer 1

To find the fraction of cornbread that Val eats, we multiply the fraction of leftover cornbread by the fraction that Val eats.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the fraction of the cornbread that Val eats, we first need to find the fraction of cornbread that is leftover after the picnic. The question tells us that 5/12 of the cornbread is leftover. Next, we need to find the fraction of the leftover cornbread that Val eats. The question states that Val eats 4/5 of the leftover cornbread. To find the final fraction, we multiply the two fractions together: 5/12 * 4/5 = (5 * 4) / (12 * 5) = 20 / 60. This fraction can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 20, resulting in 1/3. Therefore, Val eats 1/3 of the cornbread.

Answer 2

5/12 - 4/5 = -23/60. You can't simplify -23/60. Hope this is right