On Monday Cody picked up $\frac{2}{5}$ $2/5$ of a pound of cans to recycle. On Tuesday he picked up $\frac{1}{2}$ $1/2$ that amount. How many pounds did Cody pick up on Tuesday?

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On Monday Cody picked up $\frac{2}{5}$ $2/5$ of a pound of cans to recycle. On Tuesday he picked up $\frac{1}{2}$ $1/2$ that amount. How many pounds did Cody pick up on Tuesday?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-18T05:54:21

On Tues day Cody picked $= \frac{1}{5}$ $=1/5$ pounds

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On Monday Cody picked $= \frac{2}{5}$ $=2/5$ pounds
On Tues day he picked half of $\frac{2}{5}$ $2/5$ , So

Cody Picked $\frac{\frac{2}{5}}{2} = \frac{2}{5} \div 2 = \frac{2}{5} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{2}{10} = \frac{1}{5}$ $(2/5)/2=2/5 -:2= 2/5xx1/2=2/10=1/5$

On Tues day Cody picked $= \frac{1}{5}$ $=1/5$ pounds

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