Question

If there is 2/3 of a bag of jelly beans and danny ate 1/4 of the bag last night what fraction of the bag is left

Answer 1

2/3 = 8/12
1/4 = 4/12

You start with 8/12 and eat 4/12 so 4/12 (or one quarter) remains.

Answer 2

Answer: The fraction of the bag that left is
`(5)/(12).`

Step-by-step explanation: Given that there is a
`(2)/(3)` of a bag of jelly jeans and Danny ate
`\frac{1}[4}` of the bag last night.

We are to find the fraction of the bag that left.

Let A be the fraction of the bag that is full of jelly beans and B be the fraction of the bag that Danny ate last night.

Then, according to the given information, we have

`A=(2)/(3),~~~B=(1)/(4).`

Therefore, the fraction of the bag that left is given by

`L=A-B=(2)/(3)-(1)/(4)=(8-3)/(12)=(5)/(12).`

Thus, the fraction of the bag that left is
`(5)/(12).`