PSLE Oscar kept markers in boxes L and M. Box L contained four times as many markers as box M. In box L,
13 of the markers were green markers. In box M,
12 of the markers were green markers. What fraction of Oscar's markers were green markers?
Box L |
Box M |
Total |
4x2x3 |
1x2x3 |
5x2x3 |
G |
Not green |
G |
Not green |
|
1x8 |
2x8 |
1x1x3 |
1x1x3 |
|
8 u |
16 u |
3 u |
3 u |
30 u |
LCM of 3 and 8 is 24.
Number of green markers
= 8 u + 3 u
= 11 u
Total number of markers = 30 u
Fraction of Oscar's markers that were green =
1130 Answer(s):
1130