Question

Anne bought 9m of ribbon.She used 1/3 of it to wrap some presents and gave 1/2m to her sister.How much ribbon Anne have?

Answer 1

3 meters of ribbon left

Explanation:

Since she used 1/3 of the ribbon. Do the following:

1/3 of 9 (Which equates to):

9/3 = 6 (6 meters of ribbon left)

Now do 1/2 of 6, as she gave her sister 1/2 of the remainder.

1/2 of 6 (Which equates to):

6/2 = 3 (3 meters of ribbon left)