PSLE Linda has a number of notebooks in three colours: green, yellow and blue.
17 of the notebooks are green. The number of green notebooks is twice the number of yellow notebooks. What fraction of the notebooks is blue?
Green |
Yellow |
Blue |
Total |
1x2 |
6x2 |
7x2 |
2x1 |
1x1 |
|
|
2 u |
1 u |
11 u |
14 u |
Number of green notebooks is the repeated identity.
Make the number of green notebooks the same.
LCM of 1 and 2 = 2
Number of blue notebooks
= 14 u - 2 u - 1 u
= 11 u
Fraction of the notebooks that is blue
=
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