PSLE Valen kept pens in boxes R and S. Box R contained twice as many pens as box S. In box R,
13 of the pens were green pens. In box S,
14 of the pens were green pens. What fraction of Valen's pens were green pens?
Box R |
Box S |
Total |
2x4x3 |
1x4x3 |
3x4x3 |
G |
Not green |
G |
Not green |
|
1x8 |
2x8 |
1x1x3 |
3x1x3 |
|
8 u |
16 u |
3 u |
9 u |
36 u |
LCM of 3 and 8 is 24.
Number of green pens
= 8 u + 3 u
= 11 u
Total number of pens = 36 u
Fraction of Valen's pens that were green =
1136 Answer(s):
1136