an apple is cut into 10 pieces. 0.8 of the apple is eaten. which fraction ,in simplest form ,represents the amount of the apple left?
The apple is cut into 10 pieces so each piece is 1/10 of the apple. 1/10=.1; .8=8/10 so 8 pieces are eaten. 2 pieces are left which is 2/10 of the apple which simplifies to 1/5 because 2 and 10 are both divisible by 2. 2 divided by itself is 1 and 10 divided by 2 is 5. So the amount of the apple left in simplest form of a fraction is 1/5.
Answer:
The apple left is \(\frac{1}{5}\)
Step-by-step explanation:
The apple is cut into 10 pieces and 0.8 of it is eaten. To show it in fractions we have:
Complete fruit: \(\frac{10}{10}\)
Eaten part: \(0.8=\frac{8}{10}\)
To represent the amount of apple left we have to subtract both values:
\(\frac{10}{10} - \frac{8}{10} = \frac{2}{10} = Apple left\)
Finally, the\(\frac{2}{10}\) fraction could be reduced because both of the values of the fraction could be divided by 2, this is:
\(\frac{2/2}{10/2} =\frac{1}{5}\)