Question

Meade gave 1/7 of a candy bar to Max and then ate 2/5 of the candy bar himself. What fraction of the candy bar is left?

There is ______ of the candy bar left

Answer 1

Let's break this problem into a few steps:

• First, Meade gave 1/7 of candy to Max

⇒ Amount of Candybar: Candy - (1/7)Candy = (6/7)Candy

• Second, Meade ate 2/5 of the candy

⇒ Amount of Candy left:

Total amount of candy - (2/5) * Total amount of candy

= (6/7) Candy - (2/5) *(6/7)Candy

= (1 - (2/5)) * (6/7) Candy

= 3/5 * 6/7 = 18/35 Candy

Thus there is 18/35 of the candy left.