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Please help with these 2 questions!!

1 -Steven had 24 pineapples. He sold 6 of them. What fraction of the pineapples did he sell?

2 -Nancy bought 8 m of string. She used 5/8 of string to make a flower pot hanger. How much of the string did she have left?


Thank you so much in advance!! :)

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Hey there,

Question : Steven had 24 pineapples. He sold 6 of them. What fraction of the pineapples did he sell?

Answer :
6 / 24 ----> divide by 6
= 1 / 4 (simplified version)

Question : Nancy bought 8 m of string. She used 5/8 of string to make a flower pot hanger. How much of the string did she have left?

Answer :
8 - 5 / 8 = 7 3 / 8

Hope this helps :))

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User Talegna
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Hey You!

1. 6/24 is the fraction which can be simplified further to 1/4.

2. 8 - 5/8 = 3/8

Nancy had 3/8 of the string left.
User Mayron
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