Question

Scott has 25 counters. He gives 10 of the counters to Alex. a) What fraction of the 25 counters does Alex get? Give your answer in its simplest form. b) What fraction of the 25 counters does Scott have now? Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer 1

Explanation:

a) The counters that are in Alex= 10

The Fraction of 25 counters is = 10%25

Hence, the fraction of counters does Alex get is 2/5

b) Let the number of counters does Scott have = 25-10 =15

The fraction of 25 counters is = 15%25

Hence, the fraction of counters does Scott get is 3/5

Answer 2

Answer: a) Alex gets 10 counters out of 25, so the fraction of the counters he gets can be expressed as 10/25. To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 5:

10/25 ÷ 5/5 = 2/5

So, Alex gets 2/5 of the 25 counters.

b) After giving 10 counters to Alex, Scott has 25 - 10 = 15 counters left. So, the fraction of the 25 counters that Scott has now can be expressed as 15/25:

15/25 ÷ 5/5 = 3/5

So, Scott now has 3/5 of the 25 counters.

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