PSLE Billy kept files in boxes U and V. Box U contained four times as many files as box V. In box U,
13 of the files were green files. In box V,
14 of the files were green files. What fraction of Billy's files were green files?
Box U |
Box V |
Total |
4x4x3 |
1x4x3 |
5x4x3 |
G |
Not green |
G |
Not green |
|
1x16 |
2x16 |
1x1x3 |
3x1x3 |
|
16 u |
32 u |
3 u |
9 u |
60 u |
LCM of 3 and 16 is 48.
Number of green files
= 16 u + 3 u
= 19 u
Total number of files = 60 u
Fraction of Billy's files that were green =
1960 Answer(s):
1960