Question

A toy store received a shipment of stuffed animals. The store

displayed 2/5 of the stuffed animals at the back of the store. A display with 3/8 of the animals was at the front of the store. The rest of the stuffed animals were stored in a storage area. What fraction of
the stuffed animals was stored in the storage area?

Answer 1

C) 9/40

Explanation:

1 -
`(2)/(5)` -
`(3)/(8)` Make equivalent fractions with 40 as the denominator

`(2)/(5)` x
`(8)/(8)` =
`(16)/(40)` Another name for
`(8)/(8)` is one. This is how we can make equivalent fractions.

`(3)/(8)` x
`(5)/(5)` =
`(15)/(40)`

1 can also be written
`(40)/(40)`

`(40)/(40)` -
`(16)/(40)` -
`(15)/(40)` =
`(9)/(40)`