Question:
James had 4/5 qt of milk. He drank 1/3 of the milk. How much milk did James drink?
Enter your answer, as a fraction in simplest form, in the box.
Answer:
[tex]Milk = \frac{4}{15}\ qt[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex]Total = \frac{4}{5}\ qt[/tex]
[tex]Drank = \frac{1}{3}[/tex]
Required
Determine how much he drank
To do this, we simply multiply the total by the fraction of milk, he drank.
i.e.
[tex]Milk = \frac{1}{3} * \frac{4}{5}\ qt[/tex]
[tex]Milk = \frac{1*4}{3*5}\ qt[/tex]
[tex]Milk = \frac{4}{15}\ qt[/tex]
Hence, he drank 4/15 qt
