Question

It takes 17 full specific type of trees to make one tonne of paper. If there are 221 such trees in a forest, then (i) what fraction of forest will be used to make; (a) 5 tonnes of paper

Answer 1

Answer:

85/221

Step-by-step explanation:

part1

given:

1ton of paper = 17 trees

find:

5 ton of paper =? tree

solution:

1 ton = 17 trees

therefore 5 tones = 17*5 trees =85 trees

part2

Given:

1 forest = 221 trees

find:

how much part of Forrest is used to make 5 tones of paper

solution:

85/221

which cannot be further reduced