PSLE Warren kept notebooks in boxes V and W. Box V contained four times as many notebooks as box W. In box V,
15 of the notebooks were pink notebooks. In box W,
12 of the notebooks were pink notebooks. What fraction of Warren's notebooks were pink notebooks?
Box V |
Box W |
Total |
4x2x5 |
1x2x5 |
5x2x5 |
P |
Not pink |
P |
Not pink |
|
1x8 |
4x8 |
1x1x5 |
1x1x5 |
|
8 u |
32 u |
5 u |
5 u |
50 u |
LCM of 5 and 8 is 40.
Number of pink notebooks
= 8 u + 5 u
= 13 u
Total number of notebooks = 50 u
Fraction of Warren's notebooks that were pink =
1350 Answer(s):
1350