JAMB 1990 · UME · Q5

Three children shared a basket of mangoes such that the first child took 14\frac14 of the mangoes and the second 34\frac34 of the remainder. What fraction of the mangoes did the third child take?

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. After the first child takes 14\frac14, the remainder is 34\frac34 of the mangoes.
  2. The second takes 34\frac34 of the remainder: 34×34=916\frac34 \times \frac34 = \frac{9}{16} of the mangoes.
  3. The third takes what is left: 1−416−916=3161 - \frac{4}{16} - \frac{9}{16} = \frac{3}{16}, option A.

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