Question

Ms. Clark has some eggs in the refrigerator. She takes out 3/5 of the eggs to make waffles and scrambled eggs. She uses 2/3 of the eggs she took out to make waffles. What fraction of the total number of eggs does Ms. Clark use to make waffles?

1) 1/5
2) 2/5
3) 3/5
4) 4/5

Answer 1

Ms. Clark uses 2/5 of the total number of eggs to make waffles.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the fraction of the total number of eggs that Ms. Clark uses to make waffles, we need to find the fraction of eggs she uses out of the total number of eggs in the refrigerator.

First, Ms. Clark takes out 3/5 of the eggs to make waffles and scrambled eggs. Then, she uses 2/3 of the eggs she took out to make waffles.

To find the fraction of eggs used for waffles, we multiply the two fractions: (3/5) * (2/3) = 6/15 = 2/5. So, Ms. Clark uses 2/5 of the total number of eggs to make waffles.