Question

What is 1/4 of £42

and what is 2/5 of £13.50

Answer 1

Divide 42 by 4 for one fourth. Divide 13.5 by 5 and multiply that by 2.

Answer 2

The correct answers are :

Part A = £10.50

Part B = £5.40

Explanation:

'of' means multiply here. So, we will simply multiply the numbers.

A. what is 1/4 of £42

`(1)/(4)*42= 10.5` or
`10(1)/(2)` = £10.50

B. what is 2/5 of £13.50

`(2)/(5)*13.50= 5.4` = £5.40