Question

Supposed you have had 10 apples. You gave 4 apples to your friend for Christmas. What portion of the initial amount did you give away? (use similar formatting to the dollar amount, strictly decimals, no other signs or characters)

Answer 1

Answer:

The portion of the initial amount that was given away is:

= 0.40

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Number of apples available = 10

Number of those apples given to a friend for Christmas = 4

The portion given away = 4/10 = 0.4

This represents 40% of the whole.

b) The portion given away to the friend for Christmas is a proportion of the whole.  In this case, it represents just 40% of the 10 apples.  This means that only 60% or 0.60 of the original apples are still available or on hand because 40% had been given away.