I hope you mean 1/5 when you say 1 5. If that's what you mean, then both, Joshua and Melanie, are correct because, both of their equations are the same.
Joshua's - <span>8 ÷ 1/5 = 40 (Since we can divide a number by fraction, we use this rule: keep, change flip. When we use that Joshua's equation turns into 8 * 5/1 = 8*5 = 40, same as Melanie's.)</span>
Answer:
3.36 or 336/100
Step-by-step explanation:
2 4/5 x 2 x 3/5 = 3.36 in decimal form or 336/100 in fraction form
There is a total of 66 socks on the floor the chance of picking up a red sock is 30 in 66 which is equal to a 45% chance. After picking up one sock the chances of getting another red sock is 29 in 65 which is around 44%. Now I believe your answer is 45% or around 30 socks. I hope this helped but please let me know.
Each friend will get approximately 66.6 centimeters of taffy
