Answer:
Sue collected 1/2 bags of clothes.
Step-by-step explanation:
Fractions
Let's solve the problem from end to beginning.
Martin collected 2 1/2 bags of clothes for a clothing drive. This mixed fraction can be expressed as:
[tex]2\frac{1}{2}= 2+\frac{1}{2}=\frac{5}{2}[/tex]
Sue collected 1/5 as many clothes as Martin did. This means she collected:
[tex]\frac{1}{5}\cdot \frac{5}{2}[/tex]
Multiplying:
[tex]\frac{1}{5}\cdot \frac{5}{2}=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
Sue collected 1/2 bags of clothes.
