Question

The first section of a newspaper has 16 pages. Advertisements take up 3 3/8 of the pages. How many pages are not advertisements?

Answer 1

12.62

Explanation:

you divide 3 by 8, then add the quotient of that to 3, then subtract that from 16

Answer 2

Givens

• The first section has 16 pages.
• Advertisements take up 3 3/8 of the pages.

First, we need to the number of pages dedicated to advertisements.

Let's transform the mixed number into a fraction

`3(3)/(8)=(27)/(8)`

Now, let's multiply this fraction with the number of pages

`(27)/(8) * 16= 54`

That is, there are 54 pages dedicated to advertisements.

Pages without advertisements are 5/8, which is

`(5)/(8) * 16=5(2)=10`