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1) Record shows that 4/10
of the Grade 5 pupils wants to be members of YES-organization while 3/7 of the
Grade 6 pupils wants the same Who is the total fraction of the pupils who
the organization?
A. 70/58
B. 29/35
C.7/17
D.7/70



Sagot :

The answer is letter B. 29/35

SOLUTION:

Both the number of fractions of students (4/10 and 3/7) wants to be members the "YES-organization", meaning both are in the same side which means ADDITION of both sides are needed for the total of pupils who are in the organization.

SOLUTION:

[tex] \frac{4}{10} + \frac{3}{7} [/tex]

Reduce the fraction

[tex] \frac{2}{5} + \frac{3}{7} [/tex]

Write all the numerators above the least common denominator 35

[tex] \frac{14 + 15}{35} [/tex]

Add the numbers

= 29/35