Question

Frank had 4/7 of a spool of yarn. He used 4/5 of his yarn for a project. What fraction of the spool was used for the project?

Write your answer in the simplest form.

Answer 1

f = 4/7 * 4/5 = 16 / 35 Fraction of spool used

4/7 of spool was originally present and Frank used 4/5 of the yarn left on the spool