Last month, Elizabeth and Marshall sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Marshall sold 1/2 as much candy as Elizabeth did. If Elizabeth sold 4/5 of a box of candy, how many boxes of candy did Marshall sell?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Question
Last month, Elizabeth and Marshall sold candy to raise money for their debate team. Marshall sold 1/2 as much candy as Elizabeth did. If Elizabeth sold 4/5 of a box of candy, how many boxes of candy did Marshall sell?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
Solution
Marshall sold 1/2 as much candy as Elizabeth did. Elizabeth sold 4/5 of a box of candy.
To find out how much Marshall sold, you multiply the amount Elizabeth sold by 1/2.
So, 4/5 (the amount Elizabeth sold) * 1/2 (since Marshall sold half as much) = 4/10 = 2/5.
Therefore, Marshall sold 2/5 of a box of candy.
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