A student has 100 chocolates. He gives ¼ of them to his friends and ½ of them to his neighbours. What fraction of the chocolates did he give away?

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• A ¼
• B ½
• C 3/4
• D 2/4

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Answer: C. 3/4

He gives away 1/4 and 1/2 of the chocolates. Since 1/2 = 2/4, the total is 1/4 + 2/4 = 3/4, which is 75 of the 100 chocolates.

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