Question

There are 25 town homes in the Alief Community subdivision.

•Company A provides water to 1/5 of the town homes.
•Company B provides water to 9/15 of the town homes.
•Company C provides water to the remaining town homes.
In this subdivision, company C provides water to how many houses?

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

Fist, you would see that company a Provides water to 5 people, since 1/5 of 25 is 5. 25/15X9=15. 15+5=20. So, 25-20=5.