Question

Mrs. Cathy had 5/9 of a sheet of chart paper. She used 3/5 of it to make some cards. How much chart
paper did she use?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\red { Used \: sheet \: to \:make \: some \:cards}$

$\green {= \frac{1}{3} }$

Step-by-step explanation:

$Sheet \:of \: paper \: Mrs.Cathy \: had = \frac{5}{9}$

$Used \: sheet \: to \:make \: some \:cards \\= \frac{3}{5} \: of \: \frac{5}{9}\\= \frac{3}{5} \times \frac{5}{9}\\= \frac{1}{3}$

Therefore.,

$\red { Used \: sheet \: to \:make \: some \:cards}$

$\green {= \frac{1}{3} }$

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Answer 2

Given:

Mrs. Cathy had 5/9 of a sheet of chart paper.

She used 3/5 of it to make some cards.

To find:

The part of chart paper she used.

Solution:

Mrs. Cathy had 5/9 of a sheet of chart paper and she used 3/5 of it to make some cards. So,

$\text{Chart paper she used}=\dfrac{5}{9}\times \dfrac{3}{5}$

$\text{Chart paper she used}=\dfrac{15}{45}$

$\text{Chart paper she used}=\dfrac{1}{3}$

Therefore, she used 1/3 part of chart paper.