Javed was given $\dfrac{5}{7}$ of a basket of oranges. What fraction of oranges was left in the basket?


Use "/" to separate numerator and denominator.

The correct answer is 2/7

Javed was given $\dfrac{5}{7}$ of a basket of oranges.

It was a full basket before oranges were given to Javed.

Hence to obtain the fraction of oranges left in the basket, we need to subtract $\dfrac{5}{7}$ from $1$

= $1$ - $\dfrac{5}{7}$ = $\dfrac{7}{7}$ - $\dfrac{5}{7}$ = $\dfrac{7-5}{7}$ = $\dfrac{2}{7}$


Therefore, the fraction of oranges left in the basket = $\dfrac{2}{7}$