PSLE Gillian has a number of markers in three colours: orange, brown and purple.
12 of the markers are orange. The number of orange markers is four times the number of brown markers. What fraction of the markers is purple?
Orange |
Brown |
Purple |
Total |
1x4 |
1x4 |
2x4 |
4x1 |
1x1 |
|
|
4 u |
1 u |
3 u |
8 u |
Number of orange markers is the repeated identity.
Make the number of orange markers the same.
LCM of 1 and 4 = 4
Number of purple markers
= 8 u - 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
Fraction of the markers that is purple
=
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