Melisa ate 1/5 of her birthday cake and gave 2/3 of the remainder to her friends. The rest was kept for her two sisters who were absent. If the two sisters shared their piece equally, what fraction of cake did each sister eat?

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anonymous · Answer 1 · 2021-08-25T15:08:26+0000

⁵/₅ -¹/₅
⁴/₅ x ²/₃= ⁸/₁₅
¹/₅ + ⁸/₁₅= ³/₁₅ + ⁸/₁₅= ¹¹/₁₅
¹⁵/₁₅- ¹¹/₁₅= ⁴/₁₅
⁴/₁₅ x ¹/₂= ²/₁₅
²/₁₅each