Martin and Sue are collecting clothes for a clothing drive. Sue collected 1/5 as many clothes as Martin did. If Martin collected 2 1/2 bags of clothes, how many bags of clothes …

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Sarat Patel · Answer 1 · 2021-02-11T02:50:03+0000

Answer:

Sue collected 1/2 bags of clothes.

Explanation:

Fractions

Let's solve the problem from end to beginning.

Martin collected 2 1/2 bags of clothes for a clothing drive. This mixed fraction can be expressed as:

2(1)/(2)= 2+(1)/(2)=(5)/(2)

Sue collected 1/5 as many clothes as Martin did. This means she collected:

$(1)/(5)\cdot (5)/(2)$

Multiplying:

$(1)/(5)\cdot (5)/(2)=(1)/(2)$

Sue collected 1/2 bags of clothes.