The king's ship sank with 8 gold bars aboard. The king paid captain nemo 4/5 of one bar for finding the gold. The captain gave 1/2 of his gold to charity. What fraction of a bar went to charity?
(1/2) * (4/5) = 4/10 = 2/5
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The king's ship sank with 8 gold bars aboard. The king paid captain Nemo 4/5 of one bar for finding the gold. The captain gave 1/2 of his gold to charity. What fraction of a bar went to charity?
Answer: 2/5 and/or 0.4
Work: 4/5 × 1/2 = 2/5. If you want your answer in decimal form, then it would be 0.4