PSLE Daniel kept his brown and blue beads in two boxes. The ratio of the number of brown to blue beads in the first box was 1 : 4 and it was 1 : 6 in the second box. The two boxes contained the same number of beads. What fraction of Daniel's beads were blue beads?
First box |
Second box |
1x35 35 u |
1x35 35 u |
5x7 |
7x5 |
Brown |
Blue |
Brown |
Blue |
1x7 |
4x7 |
1x5 |
6x5 |
7 u |
28 u |
5 u |
30 u |
The total number of beads in the first box and the second box is the same. Make the total number of beads in each box the same.
LCM of 5 and 7 is 35.
Total number of blue beads
= 28 u + 30 u
= 58 u
Total number of beads
= 35 u + 35 u
= 70 u
Fraction of Daniel's beads that were blue beads
=
5870 =
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