Nicole and Caleb are collecting clothes for a clothing drive. Caleb collected 2/5 as many clothes as Nicole did. If Nicole collected 2/5 of a bag of clothes, how many bags of clothes did Caleb collect?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Question
Nicole and Caleb are collecting clothes for a clothing drive. Caleb collected 2/5 as many clothes as Nicole did. If Nicole collected 2/5 of a bag of clothes, how many bags of clothes did Caleb collect?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Solution
First, we know that Nicole collected 2/5 of a bag of clothes.
Second, we know that Caleb collected 2/5 as many clothes as Nicole did.
To find out how many bags of clothes Caleb collected, we multiply the amount Nicole collected by the fraction that represents Caleb's collection.
So, Caleb collected (2/5) * (2/5) = 4/25 of a bag of clothes.
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