A market

A market vendor was able to sell all the mangoes, papayas, and star apples.  1/5  of the fruits were mangoes,   2/3  of them were papayas and the rest were star apples.  How many parts of the fruits sold are star apples?

Correct answer:

x =  0.1333

Step-by-step explanation:

$x=1-{\displaystyle \frac{1}{5}}-{\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}}={\displaystyle \frac{2}{15}}=0.1333$

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