Moussa delivered 3/8 of the newspaper on his route in the 1st hour and 4/5 of the rest in the second hour. What fraction of the newspapers did Moussa deliver in the second hour?
Accepted Solution
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To get the fraction of news papers delivered in the second hour we proceed as follows: fraction delivered in the first hour=3/8 Remaining fraction is (1-3/8)=5/8 Given that in the second hour he delivered 4/5 of 5/8, then the fraction delivered in the second hour will be: 4/5 of 5/8 =4/5Γ5/8 =1/2 He delivered 1/2 of the papers in the second hour.