Question

Mr. Holms used 4/5 of a carton of orange juice he used equal amount of the leftover juice for 2 servings what fraction of the whole carton of juice did he use for each serving

Answer 1

Mr. Holms used 1/10 of the whole carton for each serving.

Explanation:

Mr. Holms used 4/5 of the carton, which means he has 1/5 of the carton remaining from a whole carton and if he divides 1/5 among 2 servings he gets 1/5 divided by 2 is 1/10.

Check Your Answer: 4/5 divided among 2 servings would be 4/5+ 1/10 + 1/10 = 8/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 = 10/10 = 1 whole carton.