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1. Question
Dianne was in a group of 5 people that won `$2000`. They all share the money equally. How much did Dianne win?- `$` (400)
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To multiply fractions, simply multiply the numerators and denominators separately.Since `5` of them won and would share the money equally, Dianne would be getting `1/5` of `$2000`To get a fraction of a quantity, simply multiply the fraction to the quantity.`1/5``xx``2000` `=` `1/5xx2000/1` `=` $$\frac{1}{5\div\color{#CC0000}{5}}\times\frac{2000\div\color{#CC0000}{5}}{1}$$ `5` and `2000` are multiples of `5` `=` `1/1xx400/1` `=` `400/1` `=` `$400` `$400` -
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`12` people at a birthday party are girls. `1/3` of those girls are blonde. How many blonde girls are at the party?- (4) blonde girls
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To multiply fractions, simply multiply the numerators and denominators separately.To get a fraction of a quantity, simply multiply the fraction to the quantity.Fraction of blonde girls: `1/3`No. of girls: `12``1/3``xx``12` `=` `1/3xx12/1` `=` $$\frac{1}{3\div\color{#CC0000}{3}}\times\frac{12\div\color{#CC0000}{3}}{1}$$ Reduce the fractions `=` `1/1xx4/1` `=` `4/1` `=` `4` blonde girls There are `4` blonde girls at the party.`4` blonde girls -
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In a school of `826` students, `3/7` are girls. How many of the students are boys?- (472) boys
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To multiply fractions, simply multiply the numerators and denominators separately.First, get the fraction of the boys in the school.Total population: `7/7`Fraction of girls: `3/7``7/7-3/7` `=` `4/7` `4/7` of the school population are boys.To get a fraction of a quantity, simply multiply the fraction to the quantity.Fraction of boys: `4/7`Total no. of students: `826``4/7``xx``826` `=` `4/7xx826/1` `=` $$\frac{4}{7\div\color{#CC0000}{7}}\times\frac{826\div\color{#CC0000}{7}}{1}$$ Reduce the fractions `=` `4/1xx118/1` `=` `472/1` `=` `472` boys `472` of the students are boys`472` boys -
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Trevor earns `$600` a week. If he saves `3/10` of it, how much does he spend?- `$` (420)
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To multiply fractions, simply multiply the numerators and denominators separately.First, get the fraction of the money that he spends.Total money he earns: `10/10`Fraction of money saved: `3/10``10/10-3/10` `=` `7/10` Trevor spends `7/10` of his wage.To get a fraction of a quantity, simply multiply the fraction to the quantity.Fraction of money spent: `7/10`Total money earned: `$600``7/10``xx``600` `=` `7/10xx600/1` `=` $$\frac{7}{10\div\color{#CC0000}{10}}\times\frac{600\div\color{#CC0000}{10}}{1}$$ Reduce the fractions `=` `7/1xx60/1` `=` `420/1` `=` `$420` Trevor spends `$420` of his wage.`$420`
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