Jason won some goldfish at the state fair.during first week,1/5 of them died, and during second week, 3/8 of those still alive are the end of the first week died.what fraction of the original goldfish were still alive after two weeks?

3 answers

1 - 1/5 - (4/5)(3/8) = 1/2
Plug in a number for the amount of fish Jason won; let's say 20. One/fifth died after the first week, so that would be 4, leaving 16. After the second week, 3/8 of those died. Three/eighths of 16 would be 6. 16-6 is 10. 10/20ths would be 1/2, so C.
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