PSLE Penelope bought some ragi flour and some glutinous rice flour. She used an equal amount of ragi flour and glutinous rice flour. She had
45 of the ragi flour and
58 of the glutinous rice flour left. What fraction of the flour which Penelope used?
Ragi flour |
Glutinous rice flour |
Total |
5x3 |
8 |
|
Used |
Left |
Used |
Left |
|
1x3 |
4x3 |
3 |
5 |
|
3 u |
12 u |
3 u |
5 u |
23 u |
The quantity of ragi flour and glutinous rice flour used is the same. Make these 2 quantities the same. LCM of 1 and 3 is 3.
Fraction of the flour bought that was used
=
3 + 315 + 8 =
623Answer(s):
623