Question

12 out of 84 balloons Maggie prepared for her brother’s party were green. What part of all balloons was green?

Answer 1

The part of all balloons green was,
`(1)/(7)`

Explanation:

As per the statement: 12 out of 84 balloons Maggie prepared for her brother’s party were green.

⇒ Total number of balloons = 84 and

Number of balloons were green = 12

we have to find what part of all balloons were green.

In a fraction,

• the top number (i.e numerator) says how many part we have and
• the bottom number (i.e denominator) says that how many equal parts, the whole is divided into.

The part of all balloons were green =
`\frac{\text{Number of balloons were green}}{\text{Total number of balloons}}`

Substitute the given values we have;

The part of all balloons were green =
`(12)/(84) =(1)/(7)`

Therefore, the part of all balloons green was,
`(1)/(7)`