Question

Hong had 8/9

of a spool of yarn. He used 2/5
of his yarn for a project. What fraction of the spool was used for the project?

Answer 1

18/45

Explanation:

Multiply both denominators to get a common denominator, in this case, it would be 45.

(8/9)*5=40/45

(2/5)*9=18/45

Answer 2

Answer: 16/45 of the spool

Explanation:

2/5 of 8/9

2/5 * 8/9 = 16/45 (multiply numerators, and multiply denominators)

Cannot be further simplified.