Question

1/4 of the school’s playground is used for basketball court and 3/8 for a football field.
What fraction of the playground is left for the swings and play equipment?

Answer 1

3_8 of the ground will be left for swings and play equipment

As we change 1_4 to 2_8 by multiplying by 2 it's denominator is now the same and we can now easily do the calculations as we first take the total(8_8)and then add both values(2_8+3_8=5_8)an then we subtract the sum of the values with the total(5_8-8_8=3_8)

Hence, 3_8 is the answer.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

1/4 of the school’s playground is used for basketball court and 3/8 for a football field.

let the whole fraction is 1

so, fraction of the playground is left for the swings and play equipment is=

1-1/4 -3/8

= (8-2-3)/8

= 3/8