Question

Rosanne makes 1 1/2 liters of strawberry lemonade. She pours 1/4 of a liter of lemonade into a thermos to take to the park. Her brother drinks 2/5 of the remaining lemonade. How much lemonade does Rosanne's brother drink?Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or mixed number. Simplify any fractions.

Answer 1

1 1/2 liters of strawberry lemonade made

1/4 of a liter into a thermos

1 1/2 - 1/4 = 1 1/4

Her brother drinks 2/5 of the remaining

1 1/4 x 2/5 = 1/2 of a liter