Conall had a box of 36 candy bars to sell for a class
fundraiser. He sold 10 of the bars on his own, and
his mother sold half of the remaining bars to her
coworkers. If no other bars were sold, what fraction
of Conall’s original 36 bars remained unsold?
(A) 5/8
(B) 11/36
(C) 1/3
(D) 13/36
(E) 7/18

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The correct option is (D) 13/36.

The fraction of Conall’s original 36 bars remained unsold is 13/36.

What is fraction?

Fractions are defined as a numerical figure that represents a portion of a whole. A fraction is a component or sector of any quantity taken from the whole, which might be a number, a specified value, or an item.

Now, according to the question;

The total number of the bars Conall initially had = 36

After he sells 10 bars on his own,

Total number of the bars remaining = Number of bars Conall had − Number of bars he sold on his own

Total number of the bars remaining = 36 − 10

Total number of the bars remaining = 26

Now, as his mother sold half of the bars;

Total number of the bars remained unsold = Total number of the remaining bars − Total number of the bars his mother sold

= 26 - 26/2

= 13

Total number of the bars remained unsold = 13

Fraction of Conall's bars that remained unsold = (Total number of bars remained unsold)/(Total number of bars Conall had)

= 13/36

Therefore, the fraction of Conall’s original 36 bars remained unsold is 13/36.

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