Question

(0) Deion picked 1/5 of a pound of strawberries. That afternoon, Deion's sister ate 1/5 of

the strawberries. How many pounds of strawberries did Deion's sister eat?
() Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

To find out how many pounds of strawberries Deion's sister ate, we need to subtract the amount she ate from the amount
Deion picked.
Deion picked 1/5 of a pound of strawberries.
Deion's sister ate 1/5 of the strawberries.
To find out how much Deion's sister ate, we need to subtract 1/5 from 1/5.
1/5 - 1/5 = 0
So, Deion's sister ate 0 pounds of strawberries.