Question

jordan has 3/8 pond of candy. he gave some to his brother and now he has 1/10 pound left.how much did he give to his brother

Answer 1

Given :

Amount of candy Jordan have ,
`A=(3)/(8)\ pounds` .

Amount left after giving some to brother ,
`a=(1)/(10)\ pounds` .

To Find :

How much did he give to his brother .

Solution :

Let , amount he gave to his brother is , b .

So ,

`\text{Amount left = Total amount -Amount he give to his brother}\\\\a=A-b\\\\b=A-a\\\\b=(3)/(8)-(1)/(10)\\\\b=((3* 10)-8)/(80)\\\\b=(22)/(80)\\\\b=(11)/(40)`

So , amount he give to his brother is
`(11)/(40)` .

Hence , this is the required solution .