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Joan went to the bookstore. At

this bookstore, 3/4 of the books
are fiction. Of the fiction books,
1/3 are mystery books. What
fraction of the books at the
bookstore are mystery fiction
books?​

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

1/4

Explanation:

User HMHero
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Answer:


(1)/(4) of the books in the book store are mystery fiction books.

Explanation:

Let x represent all the books in the books store.

Then, the fraction of books that are fiction books is
(3)/(4)x

We have that;
(1)/(3) of the fiction books are mystery books.

The fraction of the books at the bookstore that are mystery fiction books is
(1)/(3)* (3)/(4)x=(1)/(4)x.

Therefore
(1)/(4) of the books in the bookstore are mystery fiction books.

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