Ramesh had 20 pencils, Sheelu had 50 pencils and Jamaal had 80 pencils. After 4 months, Ramesh used up 10 pencils, Sheeluused up 25 pencils and Jamaal used up 40 pencils. What fraction did each use up? Check if each has used up and equal fraction of her/his pencils?

Question

Philoid · Accepted Answer

We have,

Pencils with Ramesh = 20

Pencils used by Ramesh = 10

Fractions of pencils used by Ramesh =

Pencils with Sheelu = 50

Pencils used by Sheelu = 25

Fractions of pencils used by Sheelu =

Pencils with Jamaal = 80

Pencils used by Jamaal = 40

Fractions of pencils used by Jamaal =

Therefore,

Yes, all of them used equal fraction of pencils i.e. =