PSLE Diana has a number of files in three colours: purple, yellow and orange.
23 of the files are purple. The number of purple files is four times the number of yellow files. What fraction of the files is orange?
Purple |
Yellow |
Orange |
Total |
2x2 |
1x2 |
3x2 |
4x1 |
1x1 |
|
|
4 u |
1 u |
1 u |
6 u |
Number of purple files is the repeated identity.
Make the number of purple files the same.
LCM of 2 and 4 = 4
Number of orange files
= 6 u - 4 u - 1 u
= 1 u
Fraction of the files that is orange
=
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