Question

Charles owns 3 cats, 4 goldfish, and parakeets. Altogether, he has 10 pets.

a. What fraction of his pets are goldfish?
b. What fraction of his pets are parakeets?
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Answer 1

A. 4/10 because he has 4 goldfish out of his 10 pets

B. 3/10 because if you add the amount of cat & goldfish he has the subtract it by 10, you get 3 since they don’t say how many parakeets he has.