Question

2/5 of Ashley's fruit are strawberries 1/4. of the strawberries are chocolate covered what fraction of Ashley's fruit covered strawberries? (your answer should be in simplest form)

Answer 1

We know that

• 2/5 are strawberries.

,

• 1/4 of the strawberries are chocolate covered.

We have to find 1/4 of 2/5, let's multiply these fractions.

$\frac{1}{4}\cdot\frac{2}{5}=\frac{2\cdot1}{4\cdot5}=\frac{2}{20}=\frac{1}{10}$

Therefore, 1/10 of the strawberries are covered.