On this question:She then ate half of the remaining Skittles and saved the rest. What fraction of the bag of Skittles did she save? Simplify the fraction,if possible
Did I have to simplify 25/80 to get 5/16? If I did where was I suppose to get 25/80 from cause I thought it was 30/80. I thought I had to find what was half of 30 so I got 15/80 than simplified that to 3/16.
To answer the question, we need to calculate what fraction of the bag of Skittles the person saved after eating half of the remaining Skittles.
Let's break down the problem step by step:
1. We start with a bag of Skittles.
2. The person ate half of the remaining Skittles.
3. The fraction of the Skittles saved refers to the fraction left after eating half.
Now let's calculate it:
Let's assume the bag started with a total of 80 Skittles. You correctly found that eating half of 30 Skittles would leave you with 15.
So we have 15 Skittles left out of the initial 80. To find the fraction saved, we put the remaining number of Skittles (15) over the initial number (80).
Therefore, the fraction of the bag of Skittles saved is 15/80.
Now, let's simplify that fraction:
To simplify a fraction, we divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD). In this case, the GCD of 15 and 80 is 5.
Dividing both numerator and denominator by 5, we get:
(15 ÷ 5) / (80 ÷ 5) = 3/16
So, after simplifying the fraction, we find that the person saved 3/16 of the bag of Skittles.
Therefore, you did make a mistake in your initial calculation. The correct fraction is indeed 3/16, not 5/16.