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Question
I bought one dozen bananas and ate five of them. What fraction of the total number of bananas was left?
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Solution
Number of bananas bought = 1
Dozen = 12
Number of bananas eaten by me = 5
Number of bananas left = 12 – 5 = 7
Fraction = `7/12`
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