Answer:
a) The person who washed the most of the laundry is Mrs Smith
b) 4/15 of the laundry is left to wash
Step-by-step explanation:
Mrs. Smith washed 2/5 of her laundry. Her son washed 1/3 of it.
a) Who washed most of the laundry?
We convert the fraction of laundry each person washed to decimal
Mrs Smith = 2/5 = 0.4
Her son = 1/3 = 0.333
Therefore, the person who washed the most of the laundry is Mrs Smith
b) How much of the laundry still needs to be washed?
Let us total laundry = 1
=1 - ( 2/5 + 1/3)
Lowest Common Denominator is 15
=1- (3 × 2 + 5 × 1/15)
= 1 - (6 +5/15)
=1 - 11/15
= 4/15
