Question

c) Mr. Gurung gave1/2 part of his property to his daughter, 3 /8parts to his son and he donated the remaining parts to a charity. (i) What parts of his property did Mr. Gurung donate to charity? (ii) Between the daughter and the son, who got greater parts of the property?​

Answer 1

Answer: (i) To find out what parts of his property Mr. Gurung donated to charity, we need to add up the parts he gave to his daughter and son and then subtract it from the total (which is represented by 1).

Parts donated to charity = Total parts - (Parts given to daughter + Parts given to son)

Parts donated to charity = 1 - (1/2 + 3/8)

Now, let's find a common denominator for 2 and 8, which is 8:

Parts donated to charity = 1 - (4/8 + 3/8)

Now, add the fractions:

Parts donated to charity = 1 - 7/8

To subtract the fractions, we also need a common denominator, which is 8:

Parts donated to charity = (8/8) - (7/8)

Now, subtract:

Parts donated to charity = 1/8

So, Mr. Gurung donated 1/8 parts of his property to charity.

(ii) To determine who got greater parts of the property between the daughter and the son, we compare the fractions they received: 1/2 and 3/8.

To compare fractions, we need to find a common denominator, which is 8:

1/2 = 4/8

3/8 = 3/8

Now, we can see that 4/8 (which represents what the daughter received) is greater than 3/8 (which represents what the son received).

So, the daughter got the greater parts of the property.