Question

Gill wears a device that counts the number of steps she takes every day. One day she did onefifteenth of her steps before breakfast, a further half walking into town and another one-tenth walking round the supermarket. a What fraction of her steps were not taken yet? b That day the device recorded 12 000 steps. How many steps were not taken yet?

Answer 1

Answer:

6000 steps

Step-by-step explanation:

1/15 +1/10+1/2=2/30+3/30+15/30=20/30=2/3

2/3=12000 steps

1/3=6000 steps

3/3=18000 steps

Her total steps should be 18000 and she has done 12000 steps.

18000-12000=6000 steps