Question

In a village, one half of the population works in the fields.
2/3rd of the remaining people work in the factories What is the fraction
of people not working in the fields as well as factories?​

Answer 1

$Let \: Total \: population \:of \:a \: village=x$

$Number \: of \: people \: working \: in \:the$

$fields = \frac{x}{2}$

$Remaining \: people = \frac{x}{2}$

$Number \: of \: working \: in \: the \: factories$

$= \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{x}{2}$

$= \frac{x}{3}$

$Now, \red{ People \: not \: working \: in \:the }$

$\red{ fields \:as \;well \:as \: factories }$

$= x - \frac{x}{2} - \frac{x}{3}$

$= \frac{6x - 3x - 2x}{6}$

$= \frac{x}{6}$

Therefore.,

$Now, \red{ People \: not \: working \: in \:the }$

$\red{ fields \:as \;well \:as \: factories }$

$\green { = \frac{1}{6} \:of \: Total \: population }$

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

the answer is x/6 as if we take the total population x