Sharing Sweets
Sophie, Ben, and Lily share a box of sweets. Sophie eats 3/8 of the sweets, Ben eats 1/4 of the sweets, and Lily eats the rest. What fraction of the sweets does Lily eat?
How many pages are there in the book
Sophia is reading a book. On the first day, she reads 1/5 of the pages plus 12 more. On the second day, she reads 1/4 of the remaining pages plus 15 pages. On the third day, she reads 1/3 of the remaining pages plus 18 pages. After this, she has 1/4 of the book left to read. How many pages are there in the book?
Sophie eats 3/8 and Ben eats 1/4. To find out how much Lily eats, we need to first express Ben's share in eighths:
ReplyDelete1/4 = 2/8
Now, add Sophie's and Ben's portions together:
3/8 + 2/8 = 5/8
Lily eats the rest, so we subtract this from the whole:
1 - 5/8 = 3/8
Lily eats 3/8 of the sweets.