PSLE The pie chart shows the different types of biscuits at a kiosk.
112 of the biscuits were apricot and
12 of the biscuits were either cherry or cheese. There were 5 times as many cherry biscuits as cheese biscuits. What fraction of the biscuits were cheese biscuits?
Number of cheese biscuits = 1 u
Number of cherry biscuits = 5 u
Total number of cherry biscuits and cheese biscuits
= 5 u + 1 u
= 6 u
Fraction of the cheese biscuits and cherry biscuits that is cheese biscuits =
16 Fraction of the biscuits that were cheese biscuits
=
12 x
16 =
112
Answer(s): 112