Question

Peggy had a bag of nuts. She ate 1/5 of the nuts and gave the remaining nuts to 3 friends equally. What fraction of the nuts did each friend get?

Answer 1

Each friend gets 4/15 of the bag of nuts

Explanation:

Peggy has 1 bag of nuts

She eats 1/5 of the bag

1 x 1/5 = 1/5

1 - 1/5 = 4/5

There are 4/5 of the bag remaining

The remaining nuts are given to 3 people equally

4/5 x 1/3 = 4/15

Each friend gets 4/15 of the bag