Problema Solution
Cathy ate 1/3 of a chocolate bar, and joey ate 2/5 of the remaining amount.
1. what fraction of the chocolate bar did joey eat?
2. what fraction of the chocolate bar remains?
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Cathy ate 1/3 of a chocolate bar
The remaining is 1 - 1/3 = 2/3
Joey ate 2/5 of the remaining amount:
(2/5)*(2/3) = 4/15
1. Joey ate 4/15 of the chocolate bar.
2. what remains is:
1 - (1/3 + 4/15) = 2/5 of the chocolate bar
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