SOLUTION: Henry planned to move 1/3 of his CD collection in the new cabinet in the morning and the rest in the afternoon. If he moved only 2/3 as many as he planned in the morning, what frac

Question 1521: Henry planned to move 1/3 of his CD collection in the new cabinet in the morning and the rest in the afternoon. If he moved only 2/3 as many as he planned in the morning, what fraction of his CD's were left to be moved in the afternoon?
Found 2 solutions by usyim88hk, Robee16:
Answer by usyim88hk(158) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So lets find out how many CD did he moved
It will be 1/3 times 2/3 because only 2/3 of the 1/3 are moved
(1/3)(2/3) = 2/9
So 2/9 is the total fraction of CD he moved, so there are 1-(2/9) which is also equal to 7/9 of CDs left
Answer by Robee16(18) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
>> x =

>> - = - = CDs left
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