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Pete found 5/6 of a party sand which in the refrigerator. He took 1/2 of the 5/6 of the sand which to his neighbors. How much of the original sand which did pete take to his neighbors.

User Pondidum
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Answer:

1/2

Explanation:

Pete found 5/6 of a party sand which in the refrigerator. He took 1/2 of the 5/6 of the sand which to his neighbors.

This is calculated as:

1/2 × 5/6

= 5/12

Hence, he took 5/12 of the sand

How much of the original sand which did pete take to his neighbors.

Let the original sand be represented as 1

Hence:

5/6 = 5/12 sand

1 = x

Cross Multiply

5/6x = 1 × 5/12

x = 5/12 ÷ 5/6

x = 5/12 × 6/5

x = 1/2

Therefore, pete took 1/2 of the original sand to his neighbors.

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