Question

Kevin gave 5/12 of his candy bar to Emily and 1/2 of his candy bar to David. How much of the candy bar does Kevin have left for himself? Your answer should be in the form of a simplified fraction. *

Answer 1

Answer:

$Fraction\ Left = \frac{1}{12}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Emily = \frac{5}{12}$

$David = \frac{1}{2}$

Required

Determine the fraction left

The whole candy will be represented with 1:

So:

$Emily + David + Fraction\ Left = 1$

This gives:

$\frac{5}{12} + \frac{1}{2} + Fraction\ Left = 1$

Collect Like Terms

$Fraction\ Left = 1 -\frac{5}{12} - \frac{1}{2}$

Take LCM

$Fraction\ Left = \frac{12 - 5 - 6}{12}$

$Fraction\ Left = \frac{1}{12}$

Hence, the fraction left is 1/12