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In Jason's class, 1/2 of the boys have brown eyes, 1/5 of the boys have blue eyes, and 3/10 of the boys have hazel eyes. How many more of the boys have brown eyes than hazel eyes?

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Answer:

2

Explanation:

ist you have to lind the lcd of each fraction. that would be 10.

1/2x5/5=5/10 of the boys have brown eyes

1/5x2/2=2/10 of the boys have blue eyes

3/10=3/10 of the boys have hazel eyes

The question is asking to see how many more boys have brown eyes than hazel eyes.

Subtract 3/10 from 5/10

and that gives you 2/10

User Pablo Jadzinsky
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The answer is 1/5.

We know that half of the boys in Jason's class has brown eyes, while three-tenths of the boys in his class have hazel eyes. Therefore, if we subtract the two values, you should get your answer.


(1)/(2) -(3)/(10) =(2)/(10)

1/5 is the simplified version of 2/10. Therefore, 1/5 is your answer.

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