a farmer sells 2/5of his cattle,he gave 1/3 of the cattle to his remaining son.what fraction of the cattle is left?

If he sold 2/5, that leaves 3/5, right? If he THEN gave 1/3 to his son, how much is left? If he gave 1/3 to the son before he sold 3/5 of what was left, that's different.

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What is the answer

What is the answer

To find out what fraction of the cattle is left, we need to calculate the fraction of cattle that the farmer still has after selling some and giving a portion to his son.

Let's break down the problem step by step:

1. The farmer sells 2/5 of his cattle. This means he keeps 1 - 2/5 = 3/5 of the cattle.

2. Now, he gives 1/3 of the remaining cattle to his son. To calculate this, we multiply the fraction of cattle he has left (3/5) by the fraction given to his son (1/3):

(3/5) * (1/3) = 3/15 = 1/5.

Therefore, the farmer has 1/5 of the original cattle left after selling 2/5 and giving 1/3 to his son.