Question

Farmer Dave harvested his corn. He stored 5/9 of his corn in one large silo and ¾ of the remaining corn in a small silo. The rest was taken to market to be sold.

a. What fraction of the corn was stored in the small silo?
b. If he harvested 18 tons of corn, how many tons did he take to market?

Answer 1

After storing 5/9 in the large silo there was 4/9 left ( 1-5/9 = 4/9)

A. Multiply 4/9 by 3/4:

4/9 x 3/4 = 12/36 = 1/3

1/3 of the corn was in the small silo.

B. 1-5/9 -1/3 = 4/9-1/3 = 4/9-3/9 = 1/9

1/9 of the corn went to market:

18 x 1/9 = 18/9 = 2

2 ton went to market.