PSLE Fabian kept notebooks in boxes P and Q. Box P contained twice as many notebooks as box Q. In box P,
13 of the notebooks were orange notebooks. In box Q,
12 of the notebooks were orange notebooks. What fraction of Fabian's notebooks were orange notebooks?
Box P |
Box Q |
Total |
2x2x3 |
1x2x3 |
3x2x3 |
O |
Not orange |
O |
Not orange |
|
1x4 |
2x4 |
1x1x3 |
1x1x3 |
|
4 u |
8 u |
3 u |
3 u |
18 u |
LCM of 3 and 4 is 12.
Number of orange notebooks
= 4 u + 3 u
= 7 u
Total number of notebooks = 18 u
Fraction of Fabian's notebooks that were orange =
718 Answer(s):
718