Question

One student ate 3/20 of all candies and another 1.2 lb. The second student ate 3/5 of the candies and the remaining 0.3 lb. What weight of candies did they each eat?

Answer 1

Answer:

First person ate 2.1 pounds and second person ate 4.8 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

First we find the common denominator. So 3/5=12/20. 12/20+3/20+15/20. That means that 5/20=1.5 lb. So 1/20=.3 pounds. So person number one ate .9+1.2=2.1 pounds of candy and person number two ate 4.5+.3=4.8