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