PSLE Owen kept notebooks in boxes K and L. Box K contained twice as many notebooks as box L. In box K,
15 of the notebooks were pink notebooks. In box L,
13 of the notebooks were pink notebooks. What fraction of Owen's notebooks were pink notebooks?
Box K |
Box L |
Total |
2x3x5 |
1x3x5 |
3x3x5 |
P |
Not pink |
P |
Not pink |
|
1x6 |
4x6 |
1x1x5 |
2x1x5 |
|
6 u |
24 u |
5 u |
10 u |
45 u |
LCM of 5 and 6 is 30.
Number of pink notebooks
= 6 u + 5 u
= 11 u
Total number of notebooks = 45 u
Fraction of Owen's notebooks that were pink =
1145 Answer(s):
1145