Fraction problem sums like these do not provide the value of the total (at the start) nor the left (at the end) but provides a value that fills up the gap between 2 fractions [ fraction of total and fraction of total that is left ].
Model drawing is the preferred method to solve such questions.
Such questions usually appear in P5 and P6 Paper 2.
Calculator usage is allowed.
Bebe made some lollipops.
She gave 1/3 of her lollipops to her classmates.
She gave 60 lollipops to her cousins.
She was left with 2/5 of her lollipops.
How many lollipops did she give her classmates?
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