Question

There are twelve felt pen . If nine oen lost what fraction was left

Answer 1

Answer :-

The fraction of pens left is $\tt{\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{4} }$

Explaination:-

Given :-

No.of felt pens = 12

Lost pens = 9

To find :-

Fraction of pens left after 9 pens are lost.

Solution :-

Fraction is a form of number in form of $\tt{\ \dfrac{a}{b} }$, where a and b are whole numbers.

The denominator will be 12 because the total pens are 12

To get the fraction of remaining pens, first we need to find the pens remaining.

Pens remaining = 12-9 = 3

3 pens are remaining.

Fraction :-

$\tt{\Rightarrow \dfrac{3}{12} }$

Reduced form :-

$\tt{\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{4} }$

$\therefore$The fraction of pens left is $\tt{\Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{4} }$