PSLE Sam kept notebooks in boxes P and Q. Box P contained thrice as many notebooks as box Q. In box P,
14 of the notebooks were orange notebooks. In box Q,
13 of the notebooks were orange notebooks. What fraction of Sam's notebooks were orange notebooks?
Box P |
Box Q |
Total |
3x3x4 |
1x3x4 |
4x3x4 |
O |
Not orange |
O |
Not orange |
|
1x9 |
3x9 |
1x1x4 |
2x1x4 |
|
9 u |
27 u |
4 u |
8 u |
48 u |
LCM of 4 and 9 is 36.
Number of orange notebooks
= 9 u + 4 u
= 13 u
Total number of notebooks = 48 u
Fraction of Sam's notebooks that were orange =
1348 Answer(s):
1348