Question

pinku bought 15 kg of dry fruits consumed 3/5 of it for making a dish .How much dry fruits wire left?​

Answer 1

GIVEN :-

Pinku bought 15 kg of dry fruits consumed 3/5 of it for making a dish .

TO FIND :- Number of Dry-Fruits left.

SOLUTION :-

• METHOD 1

Pinku consumed 3/5 of 15 kg fruits.

The number of fruits he consumed

= 3/5 × 15

= 9 fruits.

The fruits left =

No. of fruits - Consumed fruits

=15 - 9

= 6 fruits.

• METHOD 2

Pinku consumed 3/5 of 15 kg fruits.

The part/fraction of food unconsumed is whole - part of fraction.

= 1 - 3/5

= (5 - 3)/5

= 2/5

The number of fruits left

= 2/5 × 15

= 6fruits

Hence, we got same answer by both the methods.

Answer 2

Pinku bought dry fruits =15 kg

consumed =3/5×15 =9 kg

dry fruits left =15-9 =6kg