Question

Below is a diagram of a candy bar that is being shared between two people. Cut the candy bar into two pieces, A and B, so that A gets 3/5 times as much as B. What fraction of the bar does B get?

Answer 1

B gets 5/13 of the candy bar.

Explanation:

Given that a candy bar is being shared between two people, A and B, and A gets 3/5 times as much as B, to determine what fraction of the bar does B get the following calculation must be performed:

3/5 = 0.6

1.6 + 1 = 100

1 = X

2.6 = 100

1 = X

100 / 2.6 = X

38.46 = X

38.46% = 0.3846 = 5/13

Therefore, B gets 5/13 of the candy bar.