PSLE Brandon kept pencils in boxes E and F. Box E contained four times as many pencils as box F. In box E,
14 of the pencils were orange pencils. In box F,
13 of the pencils were orange pencils. What fraction of Brandon's pencils were orange pencils?
Box E |
Box F |
Total |
4x3x1 |
1x3x1 |
5x3x1 |
O |
Not orange |
O |
Not orange |
|
1x3 |
3x3 |
1x1x1 |
2x1x1 |
|
3 u |
9 u |
1 u |
2 u |
15 u |
LCM of 4 and 12 is 12.
Number of orange pencils
= 3 u + 1 u
= 4 u
Total number of pencils = 15 u
Fraction of Brandon's pencils that were orange =
415 Answer(s):
415