At a basketball game the stands are 2/4 full 2/5 of the fans leave how many fans are in the stands

Answer 1

Hello, Lynda! First, subtract 2/5 from 5/5 to get the amount of fans that are still in the stands. You will be left with 3/5. The word of in this context implies that you multiply. So, you will multiply 2/4 and 3/5. Simplify the product if necessary.