Mrs Oscar cuts a strudel into 20 equal slices. She gave 10 slices to her neighbour and 2 slices to her nephew.
- What fraction of the strudel was given to her neighbour?
- What fraction of the strudel was left?
(a)
Fraction of the strudel that Mrs Oscar gave to her neighbour
=
1020=
12(b)
Fraction of the strudel given to her neighbour and her nephew
=
12 +
220=
1020 +
220=
1220=
35Fraction of the strudel was left
= 1 -
35=
55 -
35=
25Answer(s): (a)
12 ; (b)
25