Question

A box contained green and yellow beads 4/5 of the green beads and 3/4 of the yellow beads were used to make a purse. If 15 beads of each color were left, what fraction of the beads in the box were used to make the purse?​

Answer 1

Answer:

5/9

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total no. of the green beads be x

Given- 1/5x= 15

=> x=15*5

=> x=75

Let the total no. of the yellow beads be y

Given- 1/4y= 15

=> y=15*4

=> y=60

total= x+y= 135

fraction of total used in purse= 75/135= 15/27= 5/9

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