in a garden, 2/3 of the flowers are roses. of the roses in the garden, 5/12 are yellow and the rest are red. what fraction of flower are red roses?
(7/12) * (2/3) = 14/36 = 7/18 are red roses
Karen collects local and foreign coins. of the coins in her collection, 1/4 are foreign coins. of the coins, 2/5 are from mexico. what fraction are foreign coins that are not from mexico?
To find the fraction of flowers that are red roses, we need to calculate the proportion of roses that are red and then multiply it by the proportion of flowers that are roses.
Let's break down the problem step by step:
Step 1: Calculate the fraction of roses that are yellow
The problem states that 5/12 of the roses are yellow. This means that the remaining roses must be red. So, to find the fraction of roses that are yellow, we subtract 5/12 from 1 (since the remaining fraction would be red roses):
1 - 5/12 = 12/12 - 5/12 = 7/12
Step 2: Calculate the fraction of flowers that are roses
The problem states that 2/3 of the flowers in the garden are roses. To find the fraction of flowers that are roses, we simply multiply 2/3 by 1 (since all the flowers are accounted for):
2/3 * 1 = 2/3
Step 3: Multiply the fraction of roses that are red by the fraction of flowers that are roses
To find the fraction of flowers that are red roses, we multiply the fraction of roses that are red (7/12) by the fraction of flowers that are roses (2/3):
(7/12) * (2/3) = 14/36
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
14/36 = 7/18
Therefore, the fraction of flowers that are red roses is 7/18.
(1/4) * (3/5) = ______ not from Mexico
Multiply the two fractions as I showed you above.
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