if billy had 10/17 of candy and gave away 2/3, what is billy left with

Answer 1

To find out what Billy is left with, we need to subtract the amount he gave away from the amount he had initially.

Billy initially had 10/17 of candy and he gave away 2/3 of it.

To add the fractions, we need to have a common denominator. The common denominator between 17 and 3 is 51.

Converting 10/17 to have a denominator of 51: (10/17) * (3/3) = 30/51

Converting 2/3 to have a denominator of 51: (2/3) * (17/17) = 34/51

Now, we subtract the amount Billy gave away from the amount he had initially:

30/51 - 34/51 = -4/51

Therefore, Billy is left with -4/51 of candy.