Question

There are 48 guavas in tge basket . Romy took 1/6 of the guavas and jaime took 1/3 of tge guavas. How many guavas remained in tge basket

Answer 1

Answer:

total no. o guavas in basket are 48.

Roomy took = 1/6 of guavas

= 1/6×48

= 8 guavas taken by Roomy.

and jaime took = 1/3 of guavas

= 1/3 × 48

= 16 guavas taken by jaime

therefore, the no. of guavas taken by both are 16+8=24

so, the no. of left guavas in the basket are

48 - 24 = 24 ans.