PSLE The pie chart shows the different types of biscuits at a kiosk.
112 of the biscuits were chocolate chip and
13 of the biscuits were either apricot or cherry. There were 3 times as many apricot biscuits as cherry biscuits. What fraction of the biscuits were apricot biscuits?
Number of cherry biscuits = 1 u
Number of apricot biscuits = 3 u
Total number of apricot biscuits and cherry biscuits
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
Fraction of the cherry biscuits and apricot biscuits that is apricot biscuits =
34 Fraction of the biscuits that were apricot biscuits
=
13 x
34 =
14
Answer(s): 14