Question

Sanju had 20 pencils , Shikhar had 50 pencils and Nitin had 80 pencils. In 5 months , Sanju used up 25 pencils , Shikhar used up 25 pencils and Nitin used up 40 pencils. What fraction of did each use up? Check if all three had used up an equal fraction of their pencils

Answer 1

Answer:

Fraction of pencils used by Sanju=25/20=5/4

Fraction of pencils used by Shikhar=25/50=1/2

Fraction of pencils used by Nitin=40/80=1/2

No, all three didn't used equal fraction of their pencils.Shikhar and Nitin used equal fraction of pencils but Sanju used more pencils than she had.