Fraction word problems
Episode 3 of 8
Faridah’s cookies
The question
Faridah baked some cookies. 3/8 of them were coconut cookies and 2/5 of the remainder were peanut cookies. The rest were chocolate cookies. What fraction of the cookies were chocolate cookies?
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Answer
3/8
The big idea
Take the coconut cookies away first. Peanut is 2/5 of what is left, and the rest is chocolate.
