Conner bought some pears. He used 2/6 of the pears to make dessert. He gave 1/4 remainder to his neighbor. What fraction of the pears did he give to his neighbor

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Baron

13 September, 06:49

Conner bought some pears. He used 2/6 of the pears to make dessert. He gave 1/4 remainder to his neighbor. What fraction of the pears did he give to his neighbor

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Alexandra Vargas · Answer 1

First, let's subtract 1 (100%) by 2/6:

1 - 2/6 = 4/6

Knowing that Conner gave his neighbor 1/4 of the remainder, we simply have to multiply 4/6 by 1/4:

4/6 * 1/4 = 4/24 = 1/6

Conner gave 1/6 of his pears to his neighbor.