PSLE The pie chart shows the different types of biscuits at a stall.
13 of the biscuits were apricot and
12 of the biscuits were either cherry or cranberry. There were 2 times as many cherry biscuits as cranberry biscuits. What fraction of the biscuits were cranberry biscuits?
Number of cranberry biscuits = 1 u
Number of cherry biscuits = 2 u
Total number of cherry biscuits and cranberry biscuits
= 2 u + 1 u
= 3 u
Fraction of the cranberry biscuits and cherry biscuits that is cranberry biscuits =
13 Fraction of the biscuits that were cranberry biscuits
=
12 x
13 =
16
Answer(s): 16