Question

Dennis read 30% of his book on Tuesday and of his book on Wednesday. If he started the book on Tuesday, what fractional part of the book did he have left to read after Wednesday?

Answer 1

Answer:

1/2x

Step-by-step explanation:

Dennis read 30% of his book on Tuesday and 1/5 of his book on Wednesday. If he started the book on Tuesday, what fractional part of the book did he have left to read after Wednesday?

Total pages of the book = x

Tuesday = 30%

= (30/100)x

= 3/10x

Wednesday = 1/5x

3/10x + 1/5x

= 3x+2x/10

= 5/10x

= 1/2x

what fractional part of the book did he have left to read after Wednesday

= x - 1/2x

= 2x-x/2

= x/2

= 1/2x