A printer has 15 rolls of newsprint in the warehouse. What fraction of this total will remain if 6 rolls are used?
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To find the fraction of rolls that will remain, we need to subtract the number of rolls used from the total number of rolls and divide that by the total number of rolls.
Total number of rolls = 15
Number of rolls used = 6
Number of rolls remaining = Total number of rolls - Number of rolls used
Number of rolls remaining = 15 - 6
Number of rolls remaining = 9
Fraction of rolls remaining = Number of rolls remaining / Total number of rolls
Fraction of rolls remaining = 9 / 15
Fraction of rolls remaining = 3/5
Therefore, 3/5 of the total rolls will remain.
To find the fraction of the total rolls of newsprint that will remain if 6 rolls are used, first, we need to subtract the number of rolls used from the total number of rolls.
Total rolls of newsprint = 15
Rolls used = 6
To find the remaining rolls, we subtract the number of rolls used from the total number of rolls:
Remaining rolls = Total rolls of newsprint - Rolls used
Remaining rolls = 15 - 6
Remaining rolls = 9
Therefore, if 6 rolls are used, 9 rolls will remain.
To find the fraction, we need to express the remaining rolls as a fraction of the total rolls:
Fraction remaining = Remaining rolls / Total rolls of newsprint
Fraction remaining = 9 / 15
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
Fraction remaining = 3 / 5
So, if 6 rolls are used, 3/5 of the total rolls of newsprint will remain.