Question

2/5 of the counters are blue, 1/3 of the counters are red, 1/4 are yellow and the remaining are purple. How many counters are there in total? How many of each colour?

Answer 1

Answer:

1/12

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the fraction of counters purple be x

2/5+1/3+1/4+x=1

L.c.m of 3,4,5 is 60

24/60+20/60+12/60+x=1

x=1-56/60

x=4/60

x=1/12

Can;t get total number as no number of counters given

Answer 2

Answer:

60 counters

24 blue counters

20 red counters

15 yellow counters

1 purple counter