PSLE Ahmad kept files in boxes N and P. Box N contained four times as many files as box P. In box N,
14 of the files were purple files. In box P,
12 of the files were purple files. What fraction of Ahmad's files were purple files?
Box N |
Box P |
Total |
4x2x1 |
1x2x1 |
5x2x1 |
P |
Not purple |
P |
Not purple |
|
1x2 |
3x2 |
1x1x1 |
1x1x1 |
|
2 u |
6 u |
1 u |
1 u |
10 u |
LCM of 4 and 8 is 8.
Number of purple files
= 2 u + 1 u
= 3 u
Total number of files = 10 u
Fraction of Ahmad's files that were purple =
310 Answer(s):
310