Of the vehicles on the road, 1/2 are cars and 1/8 are motorcycles. What fraction of the vehicles are not cars or motorcycles?
4/8 + 1/8 = 5/8
8/8 - 5/8 = ?
1/2 = 4/8 1= 8/8
Vehicles that are cars or motorcycles:
4/8 + 1/8 = 5/8
Vehicles that are not cars or motorcycles:
8/8-5/8 = ??
3/8
To find the fraction of vehicles that are not cars or motorcycles, we need to calculate the fraction of cars and motorcycles first, and then subtract that from 1.
Given that 1/2 of the vehicles are cars and 1/8 are motorcycles, we can calculate the total fraction of cars and motorcycles combined.
So, the fraction of cars is 1/2, and the fraction of motorcycles is 1/8. To find the combined fraction, we add these fractions:
1/2 + 1/8 = 4/8 + 1/8 = 5/8
Now, we need to subtract this fraction from 1 to find the fraction of vehicles that are not cars or motorcycles:
1 - 5/8 = 8/8 - 5/8 = 3/8
Therefore, 3/8 of the vehicles are not cars or motorcycles.