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There are 12 water birds swimming in a pond. If there are 6 ducks and 6 geese at the pond, what fraction of the birds are ducks?

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1/2 if the birds are ducks.
User Shayan Shafiq
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Answer:

fraction ducks = 1/2

Explanation:

To find the fraction of ducks, take ducks / total birds

fraction ducks = 6/12

Divide the top and bottom by 6

1/2

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