Question

Salma bought b balloons. She gave one-third of the balloons to her sister. How many balloons does Salma have now?
1-b/3
2-b-b/3
3-3/b
4-b-3
Choose the correct Answer

Answer 1

Answer: 2-b-b/3 is the answer

Answer 2

Given,

Salma bought b balloons. she gave one third to her sister.

find how many balloons Salma has now

Solution :-

No.of.balloons she gave to her sister

$= b \times \frac{1}{3}$

$= \frac{b}{3} \: balloons$

then,

No.of.Salma have now

$= b - \frac{b}{3}$

Final Answer :-

Option (2) b - b/3 is the correct answer