SOLUTION: Rizwan gave 2/5 of the fruit triffle to his friend and ate 1/5 of the remaining. a) how much of the fruit trifle was left over? b) what fraction of the remaining fruit trifle did h

Question 1059181: Rizwan gave 2/5 of the fruit triffle to his friend and ate 1/5 of the remaining. a) how much of the fruit trifle was left over? b) what fraction of the remaining fruit trifle did he take himself?

Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rizwan gives 2/5 of a truffle to his friend; leaving himself with 3/5. He eats 1/5th of this, digesting 1/5th of his 3/5ths, or 3/25ths of the original truffle. He is left with 4/5ths of 3/5ths, or 12/25ths of the original whole truffle. ☺☺☺☺
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