Question

harry and marv buy a turkey submarine sandwich to share. they each eat a quarter of the sub. how much of the sub is remaining? show your work. write your answer as a fraction. answer:

Explanation:

Step1: Define the whole sub

Let the whole submarine sandwich be represented as $1$ (since we are dealing with fractions of a whole).

Step2: Calculate total eaten

Harry and Marv each eat $\frac{1}{4}$ of the sub. So together, they eat $\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1 + 1}{4}=\frac{2}{4}$.

Step3: Calculate remaining

To find the remaining part, subtract the total eaten from the whole. So remaining $=1-\frac{2}{4}=\frac{4}{4}-\frac{2}{4}=\frac{4 - 2}{4}=\frac{2}{4}=\frac{1}{2}$.

Answer:

$\frac{1}{2}$