PSLE Will kept his gold and pink buttons in two boxes. The ratio of the number of gold to pink buttons in the first box was 1 : 6 and it was 1 : 4 in the second box. The two boxes contained the same number of buttons. What fraction of Will's buttons were pink buttons?
First box |
Second box |
1x35 35 u |
1x35 35 u |
7x5 |
5x7 |
Gold |
Pink |
Gold |
Pink |
1x5 |
6x5 |
1x7 |
4x7 |
5 u |
30 u |
7 u |
28 u |
The total number of buttons in the first box and the second box is the same. Make the total number of buttons in each box the same.
LCM of 7 and 5 is 35.
Total number of pink buttons
= 30 u + 28 u
= 58 u
Total number of buttons
= 35 u + 35 u
= 70 u
Fraction of Will's buttons that were pink buttons
=
5870 =
2935 Answer(s):
2935