Question

Carlos had 6/7 of aof a spool of yarn. He used 2/5of his yarn for a project. What fraction of the spool was used for the project Write your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

12/35

Explanations:

From the question, Carlos had 6/7 of a spool of yarn.

If he used 2/5 of his yarn for a project, the fraction of the spool that was used for the project is expressed as:

`\begin{gathered} \text{fraction used as project = }(2)/(5)*(6)/(7) \\ \text{fraction used as project }=(12)/(35) \end{gathered}`

Hence the fraction of the spool was used for the project in its simplest form is 12/35