Question

Madhavi eats $\frac{1}{4}$ of chocolate divided into 20 parts and then Then she divides another one into 5 equal parts and eats 3 of them. What is the total fraction of chocolates that she has eaten?

• A. $3\frac{4}{5}$
• B. $5\frac{3}{5}$
• C. $1\frac{8}{5}$
• D. $7\frac{8}{10}$

Answer 1

The correct option is B

$5\frac{3}{5}$

Number of pieces of eaten from the first chocolate = $\frac{1}{4}$ $\times$ 20 = 5 pieces

Fraction of chocolate eaten from the second chocolate = $\frac{3}{5}$
Total fraction of chocolates eaten = 5 + $\frac{3}{5}$
$=5+\frac{3}{5}=\frac{25+3}{5}=\frac{28}{5}$
Therefore, she has eaten $5\frac{3}{5}$ of the chocolate.