Brian had 2 5 of a spool of yarn. He used 4 5 of his yarn for a project. What fraction of the spool was used for the project?

Question: "Brian had 2 5 of a spool of..."

Raina Gomez

2022-09-17

Brian had

\frac{2}{5}

of a spool of yarn. He used

\frac{4}{5}

of his yarn for a project. What fraction of the spool was used for the project?

Brendon Melton

Beginner2022-09-18Added 5 answers

He had 2/5 spool of a yarn and he used 4/5 of this yarn for a project , so for a project he used

\frac{4}{5} \times \frac{2}{5} = \frac{8}{25}

so he used 8/25 of a spool

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