Question

Janie has 4 pieces of fruit. 2 of the pieces of fruit are bananas. Write 2 fractions that describe the fraction of fruit that are banana

Answer 1

1/2

Explanation:

4 fruit and 2 of them are banana so 2/4

banana go on top and total number of fruit go on bottom

to simplify divide numerator and denominator by 2

2/2 1

------ = ---------

4/2 2

Answer 2

fractions that represent bananas are
`(2)/(4)` &
`(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

Given: Total No. of Fruits = 4

No. of Bananas in all fruits = 2

To find: 2 fractions that describe the no of bananas in fruits.

As, we know

`Fraction\: for\: given\: quantity = (No.\: of\: given\: quantity)/(Total \:no\: of\: quantities)`

⇒ Fraction for bananas =
`(2)/(4)`

=
`(1)/(2)` {Simplest term}

Therefore, 2 fractions that represent bananas are
`(2)/(4)` &
`(1)/(2)`