Question

Max had 1 litre of syrup. He used 1/5 litre of the syrup on Saturday and 5/6 of the remaining syrup on Sunday. How many litres of syrup did Max have left?​

Answer 1

2/15 litre

Explanation:

There is 1 litre in total. Max used 1/5 litre.

1 - 1/5 = 4/5 litre

Then he used 5/6 of the remaining 4/5 litre. He would have 1/6 of 4/5 litre left.

1/6 * 4/5 = 2/15 litre

or

You could do 5/6 * 4/5 to find out how much syrup he used on Sunday and then subtract that from 4/5 litre. It will give you the same answer