You can use any whole numbers (eg. 1. 2. 3) to represent all the mangoes in the basket. If the first child takes 14 it will remain 1 - 14 = 34 Next, the second child takes 34 of the remainder which is 34 i.e. find 34 of 34 = 34 x 34 = 916 the fraction remaining now = 34 - 916 = 12−916 = 316