Question

Sarah entered a 100 word story competition. She wrote her story over two evenings. on the first evening she wrote 6/10 and on the second evening she wrote the rest.

a. how many words did she write on the first evening?
b. how many words did she write on the second evening and what fraction is this?

Answer 1

a. Sarah wrote 60 out of 100 words on the first night.

b. Sarah wrote the other 40 out of 100 words on the first night. 4/10 is the fraction.

Explanation:

a. 6/10 is equal to 60/100. if you multiply 6/10 by 10, you get 60/100

b. 100/100 minus 60/100 is equal to 40/100 which in turn is equal to 4/10.