PSLE Archie kept notebooks in boxes M and N. Box M contained twice as many notebooks as box N. In box M,
14 of the notebooks were green notebooks. In box N,
13 of the notebooks were green notebooks. What fraction of Archie's notebooks were green notebooks?
Box M |
Box N |
Total |
2x3x2 |
1x3x2 |
3x3x2 |
G |
Not green |
G |
Not green |
|
1x3 |
3x3 |
1x1x2 |
2x1x2 |
|
3 u |
9 u |
2 u |
4 u |
18 u |
LCM of 4 and 6 is 12.
Number of green notebooks
= 3 u + 2 u
= 5 u
Total number of notebooks = 18 u
Fraction of Archie's notebooks that were green =
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