Question

At a bake stall there is a large square pan of chocolate brownies. Customers can buy any fraction of the pan of brownies they like.The first customer bought 1/2 of the pan of brownies. The second customer bought 5/6 of what was left of the pan of brownies. What fraction of the whole pan did the second customer buy

Answer 1

5/12

Explanation:

At a bake stall there is a large square pan of chocolate brownies. Customers can buy any fraction of the pan of brownies they like.

The first customer bought 1/2 of the pan of brownies.

The amount of brownies that was left over is given as:

1 - 1/2 = 1/2 brownies left ove

The second customer bought 5/6 of what was left of the pan of brownies.

The amount of brownies the second customers bought is calculated as:

5/6 of 1/2

= 5/6 × 1/2

= 5/12

What fraction of the whole pan did the second customer buy

Answer 2

Answer: 5/12

Explanation:

Since the first customer bought 1/2 of the pan of brownies. This means that the pan of brownies left will be:

= 1 - 1/2

= 1/2

The The second customer bought 5/6 of what was left of the pan of brownies, the fraction that the second customer bought will be:

= 5/6 × 1/2

= 5/12