PSLE Elijah kept his pink and red coins in two boxes. The ratio of the number of pink to red coins in the first box was 1 : 2 and it was 1 : 4 in the second box. The two boxes contained the same number of coins. What fraction of Elijah's coins were pink coins?
First box |
Second box |
1x15 15 u |
1x15 15 u |
3x5 |
5x3 |
Pink |
Red |
Pink |
Red |
1x5 |
2x5 |
1x3 |
4x3 |
5 u |
10 u |
3 u |
12 u |
The total number of coins in the first box and the second box is the same. Make the total number of coins in each box the same. LCM of 3 and 5 is 15.
Total number of pink coins
= 5 u + 3 u
= 8 u
Total number of coins
= 15 u + 15 u
= 30 u
Fraction of Elijah's coins that were pink coins
=
830 =
415 Answer(s):
415