Question

1. LaDonna has a banana. She eats 3/5 of it and then gives the rest to her younger brother, Hector.
Hector eats 3/5 of what he was given and then gives the rest to his baby sister, Yolanda. Yolanda eats
half of what she was given and then throws the rest away. What percentage of the banana was
thrown away?

Answer 1

What part of the banana is left when LaDonna gives it to Hector?

Answer 2

2/5

Answer 3

What is 3/5 of 2/5?

Answer 4

1-5?

Answer 5

1/5

Answer 6

Do you know that, in mathematics, "of" means "times"?

Answer 7

Thats right, I simply was not thinking of that. Feel pretty silly at the moment.

Answer 8

6/25