Question

Jasmine needs to run 1 km.
She ran 1/7 of 1 km in the first minute.
She completed 5/6 of 1 km in the 2nd minute.
What fraction of the journey was left?
Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Answer 1

Answer:

41/42

Step-by-step explanation:

first change the denominators into their LCM

7=7,14,21,28,35,42...

6=6,12,18,24,30,36,42....

the number which is common is 42

:then 1/7 x 6=6/42

:then 5/6 x 7=35/42

ans:6/42 + 35/42 = 41/41