Question

Mohammed delivered ⅜ of the newspapers on his route in the first hour and ⅘ of the rest in the second hour. What fraction of all the newspapers did Mohammed deliver in the second hour?

Answer 1

He delivered
`\sf {(1)/(2)` of the newspapers in the second hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

`\sf total \ newspapers: \ 1`

newspapers left to deliver after first hour:

`\sf 1 - (3)/(8)`

`\sf (8)/(8) - (3)/(8)`

`\sf (8-3)/(8)`

`\sf (5)/(8)`

in second hour:

`\sf (5)/(8) * (4)/(5)`

`\sf (1)/(2) * (1)/(1)`

`\sf (1)/(2)`