Mrs. Kong uses 1/3 of a stick of butter in a pie. She uses 5/8 of the remaining butter in a cake. What fraction of the stick of butter is left

2/3 left after pie

3/8 of that left
2/3 * 3/8 = 1/4
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To find the fraction of the stick of butter that is left, we need to subtract the portions of butter Mrs. Kong used from the total.

First, Mrs. Kong uses 1/3 of the stick of butter in a pie. This means that she has 1 - 1/3 = 2/3 of the stick of butter remaining.

Next, she uses 5/8 of the remaining butter in a cake. To calculate this, we need to multiply 2/3 by 5/8.

To multiply fractions, we simply multiply the numerators together and the denominators together. So, (2/3) * (5/8) = (2 * 5) / (3 * 8) = 10/24 = 5/12.

Therefore, Mrs. Kong has 5/12 of the stick of butter remaining.

If you ever need to find the fraction of something remaining after using portions, just follow these steps:

1. Subtract the portions used from the total to find the remaining amount.
2. If there are additional portions used after that, multiply the remaining amount by the fraction used each time.
3. Keep simplifying the fraction until it is in simplest form to get the final answer.