Pete has 12 stamps from the United States, twice that many from Mexico, and 3 from Canada. In simplest form, what fraction of stamps does Pete have from each country?
To find the fraction of stamps Pete has from each country, we need to divide the number of stamps from each country by the total number of stamps Pete has.
Pete has 12 + (2 * 12) + 3 = 12 + 24 + 3 = 39 stamps in total.
The number of stamps from the United States is 12, from Mexico is twice that, which is 2 * 12 = 24, and from Canada is 3.
So, the fraction of stamps Pete has from the United States is 12/39, from Mexico is 24/39, and from Canada is 3/39.
To simplify the fractions to their simplest form, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which in this case is 3.
Simplifying the fractions, we get:
12/39 = (12 ÷ 3) / (39 ÷ 3) = 4/13
24/39 = (24 ÷ 3) / (39 ÷ 3) = 8/13
3/39 = (3 ÷ 3) / (39 ÷ 3) = 1/13
So, Pete has 4/13 of his stamps from the United States, 8/13 from Mexico, and 1/13 from Canada.
12 US
24 Mexico
3 Canada
39 = total
3/39 = Canada
Do the rest yourself.