PSLE Japheth kept markers in boxes L and M. Box L contained four times as many markers as box M. In box L,
15 of the markers were orange markers. In box M,
13 of the markers were orange markers. What fraction of Japheth's markers were orange markers?
Box L |
Box M |
Total |
4x3x5 |
1x3x5 |
5x3x5 |
O |
Not orange |
O |
Not orange |
|
1x12 |
4x12 |
1x1x5 |
2x1x5 |
|
12 u |
48 u |
5 u |
10 u |
75 u |
LCM of 5 and 12 is 60.
Number of orange markers
= 12 u + 5 u
= 17 u
Total number of markers = 75 u
Fraction of Japheth's markers that were orange =
1775 Answer(s):
1775