Question

In a box there are 24 red 16 blue and 40 black pencil what fractions of the pencil is blue? Give your fraction in simplest form

Answer 1

Answer:

1/5 blue pencil

Step-by-step explanation:

no of red pencil = 24 and no of blue pencil = 16 and no of black pencil = 40.

here, total no of pencils = 24+40+64 = 80. therefore, fraction of blue pencil = 16/80 = 1/5

Answer 2

Answer:

5:1

Step-by-step explanation:

24 -red

16-blue

40-black

24+16+40=80

80/16=5/1=5:1

SO YOUR ANSWER IS 5:1

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