PSLE Penelope bought some glutinous rice flour and some ragi flour. She used an equal amount of glutinous rice flour and ragi flour. She had
56 of the glutinous rice flour and
35 of the ragi flour left. What fraction of the flour which Penelope used?
Glutinous rice flour |
Ragi flour |
Total |
6x2 |
5 |
|
Used |
Left |
Used |
Left |
|
1x2 |
5x2 |
2 |
3 |
|
2 u |
10 u |
2 u |
3 u |
17 u |
The quantity of glutinous rice flour and ragi flour used is the same. Make these 2 quantities the same. LCM of 1 and 2 is 2.
Fraction of the flour bought that was used
=
2 + 212 + 5 =
417Answer(s):
417