PSLE The pie chart shows the different types of biscuits at a stall.
18 of the biscuits were banana and
12 of the biscuits were either vanilla or apple. There were 3 times as many vanilla biscuits as apple biscuits. What fraction of the biscuits were vanilla biscuits?
Number of apple biscuits = 1 u
Number of vanilla biscuits = 3 u
Total number of vanilla biscuits and apple biscuits
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
Fraction of the apple biscuits and vanilla biscuits that is vanilla biscuits =
34 Fraction of the biscuits that were vanilla biscuits
=
12 x
34 =
38
Answer(s): 38