Question

An entrepreneur sells 1/2 of her company to one buyer and 6 to another buyer.

What percent of the company does she have left?​
a) 45%
b) 50%
c) 55%
d) 60%

Answer 1

To find out what percent of the company the entrepreneur has left, we subtract the fractions sold from 1. The entrepreneur has 0% of the company left.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out what percent of the company the entrepreneur has left, we need to subtract the fractions sold from 1 (which represents the whole company).

The first sale is 1/2 of the company. So, 1 - 1/2 = 1/2 or 0.5.

The second sale is 6/6 of the company. So, 1/2 - 6/6 = 1/2 - 1 = 1/2 - 2/2 = -1/2.

Since negative values don't make sense in this context, we can conclude that the entrepreneur has 0% of the company left. Therefore, the answer is a) 0%.