Jason read 5/8 of a book in one day and 1/4 of the book less than this the next day. What fraction of the book did Jason read th
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As I understand, in this exercise, we have the following numbers:
By using calculator, let's convert those numbers into decimal form:
So arranging from least to greatest we have:
Put another way:
If Ian uses 1/20 of the ketchup 4 times, this is equal to 4/20, or 
.
can be simplified to 
, which means we need to work out of 12.2
is equivalent to 20%, which as a decimal is 0.2
0.2 x 12.2 = 2.44 - however, this is how much he has used, and we need to figure out how much is left.
12.2 - 2.44 = 9.76
So, Ian has 9.76 oz remaining :)
0.2 x 12.2 = 2.44 - however, this is how much he has used, and we need to figure out how much is left.
12.2 - 2.44 = 9.76
So, Ian has 9.76 oz remaining :)