Word Problem:

Aaron has 9 new pencils. 4 of them are not red, 3 of them are blue, and 2 of them are yellow. What fraction of the pencils are NOT red? 4/9 or 5/9 ?

Red pencils = 4/9

9 - 4 = 5

Not red = 5/9

I'm sorry, but I read the question wrong.

4 pencils are not red, so 4/9 are not red.

Thanks, Writeacher for catching this mistake.

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5/9

To find the fraction of the pencils that are not red, we need to determine the total number of pencils and subtract the number of red pencils from it.

From the given information, Aaron has a total of 9 new pencils, and 4 of them are not red. Therefore, the number of red pencils would be 9 - 4 = 5.

Now, we have the number of red pencils, which is 5, and the total number of pencils, which is 9. To find the fraction of pencils that are not red, we divide the number of red pencils by the total number of pencils.

So, the fraction of pencils that are not red is 5/9.

Therefore, the correct answer is 5/9.