A man sold 1/2 of his land.He gave 1/2 of the reaming portion to his son and 1/3 of the balance to his daughter.what fraction of his land is left with him?
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Let the total land he had be x,
Ge sold 1/2 of his land =1x/2
Remaining land = x - x/2 = x /2
He gave 1/2 of remaining to his son = 1/2 × x/2
= x/4
And, 1/3 to daughter = 1/3 × x/2 = x/6
Total portion given to children = x/4 + x/6
= (3x + 2x)/12 = 5x/12
Remaining portion = x/2 - 5x/12
= (6x -5x)/12 = x/12
Hope it helps☺!
Let the total land he had be x,
Ge sold 1/2 of his land =1x/2
Remaining land = x - x/2 = x /2
He gave 1/2 of remaining to his son = 1/2 × x/2
= x/4
And, 1/3 to daughter = 1/3 × x/2 = x/6
Total portion given to children = x/4 + x/6
= (3x + 2x)/12 = 5x/12
Remaining portion = x/2 - 5x/12
= (6x -5x)/12 = x/12
Hope it helps☺!
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