Melinda, a carpet installer, brings 270 square feet of carpet padding on an installation job. After the job is finished, she has 1⁄5 of the carpet padding left over. How many square feet of carpet padding did Melinda use?

A. 230
B. 54
C. 216
D. 244

it is also termed as a portion or section of any quantity. It is denoted by using the ‘/’ symbol, such as a/b. For example, 2/4 is a fraction where the upper part denotes the numerator and the lower part is the denominator. A fraction is a word that is originated from Latin. In Latin, “Fractus” means “broken”.

Now, [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] of the carpet padding leftover.

So, [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] of 270 square feet is,

[tex]\frac{1}{5} \times270=54[/tex]

So, 54 square feet is left.

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Melinda, a carpet installer, brings 270 square feet of carpet padding on an installation job. After the job is finished, she has 1⁄5 of the carpet padding left over. How many square feet of carpet padding did Melinda use? A. 230 B. 54 C. 216 D. 244

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Melinda, a carpet installer, brings 270 square feet of carpet padding on an installation job. After the job is finished, she has 1⁄5 of the carpet padding left over. How many square feet of carpet padding did Melinda use?

A. 230
B. 54
C. 216
D. 244