Step 1: Determine the fraction of pineapple Mwesigwa ate.
Mwesigwa ate one fifth of a pineapple.
Mwesigwa’s share=51
Step 2: Calculate the fraction of pineapple remaining after Mwesigwa ate his share.
The whole pineapple is represented by 1.
Remaining pineapple=1−51=55−51=54
Step 3: Calculate the fraction of the remaining pineapple that his sister ate.
His sister ate three quarters of what was left.
Sister’s share (of remaining)=43×Remaining pineapple
Sister’s share (of remaining)=43×54
Step 4: Calculate the actual fraction of the whole pineapple that his sister ate.
Sister’s share (of whole)=4×53×4=2012=53
Step 5: Calculate the total fraction of pineapple eaten altogether.
Total eaten is the sum of Mwesigwa's share and his sister's share.
Total eaten=Mwesigwa′sshare+Sister’s share (of whole)
Total eaten=51+53
Total eaten=51+3=54
The fraction of a pineapple eaten altogether is 54.
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