Question

Julian has 3/5 of a cookie and gives away 1/2of it to a friend.How much does he have left

Answer 1

Julian starts with 3/5 of a cookie and gives away to friend. And the amount it 1/2 of the cookie.

We subtract. Because we are taking away a piece of cookie from the cookie.


`(3)/(5) - (1)/(2) = (x)/(10) - (x)/(10) = (6)/(10) - (5)/(10) = (1)/(10)`