6 of Ryan's socks are blue, 26 are green, and the rest are white. What fraction of Ryan's socks are white?
(1 point)
Responses
16
1 6
26
2 6
36
3 6
46
Since Ryan has 6 blue socks and 26 green socks, the total number of blue and green socks is 6 + 26 = 32 socks. The remaining socks are white.
So, the total number of Ryan's socks is 32 + the number of white socks.
Let's say the number of white socks is x.
Therefore, the total number of Ryan's socks = 32 + x.
Since we have already found in the question that the number of blue socks is 6, green socks is 26, and the remaining white, we can substitute the respective values into the equation:
32 + x = 6 + 26 + x
32 + x = 32 + x
x = x
This means that the number of white socks is equal to the number of white socks. Therefore, 100% of Ryan's socks are white.
So the correct answer is 46.