Question

a magazine have 60 pages of which 7/12 are for advertising,4/15 have only photographs on them and the rest are for articles and stories. how many pages have articles and stories on them ?

Answer 1

please find the answer

Answer 2

answer is 9
$\frac{7}{12}$
when multiplied the division turns to
$\frac{35}{60}$
therefore we can say that 35 pages are of advertising and
$\frac{16}{60}$
and 16 pages of photographs
therefore total no of articles are 60-(16+35)
= 60-51
= 9