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What fraction of the bag are red and yellow?

Help me plzzzz!???? What fraction of the bag are red and yellow?-example-1
User Biffen
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Answer:8/9

Step-by-step explanation:1 Use this rule: a\div \frac{b}{c}=a\times \frac{c}{b}a÷

​c

​b

​​ =a×

​b

​c

​​ .

\frac{4}{15}\times \frac{10}{3}

​15

​4

​​ ×

​3

​10

​​

2 Use this rule: \frac{a}{b}\times \frac{c}{d}=\frac{ac}{bd}

​b

​a

​​ ×

​d

​c

​​ =

​bd

​ac

​​ .

\frac{4\times 10}{15\times 3}

​15×3

​4×10

​​

3 Simplify 4\times 104×10 to 4040.

\frac{40}{15\times 3}

​15×3

​40

​​

4 Simplify 15\times 315×3 to 4545.

\frac{40}{45}

​45

​40

​​

5 Simplify.

\frac{8}{9}

​9

​8

​​

1 Use this rule: a\div \frac{b}{c}=a\times \frac{c}{b}a÷

​c

​b

​​ =a×

​b

​c

​​ .

\frac{4}{15}\times \frac{10}{3}

​15

​4

​​ ×

​3

​10

​​

2 Use this rule: \frac{a}{b}\times \frac{c}{d}=\frac{ac}{bd}

​b

​a

​​ ×

​d

​c

​​ =

​bd

​ac

​​ .

\frac{4\times 10}{15\times 3}

​15×3

​4×10

​​

3 Simplify 4\times 104×10 to 4040.

\frac{40}{15\times 3}

​15×3

​40

​​

4 Simplify 15\times 315×3 to 4545.

\frac{40}{45}

​45

​40

​​

5 Simplify.

\frac{8}{9}

​9

​8

​​

1 Use this rule: a\div \frac{b}{c}=a\times \frac{c}{b}a÷

​c

​b

​​ =a×

​b

​c

​​ .

\frac{4}{15}\times \frac{10}{3}

​15

​4

​​ ×

​3

​10

​​

2 Use this rule: \frac{a}{b}\times \frac{c}{d}=\frac{ac}{bd}

​b

​a

​​ ×

​d

​c

​​ =

​bd

​ac

​​ .

\frac{4\times 10}{15\times 3}

​15×3

​4×10

​​

3 Simplify 4\times 104×10 to 4040.

\frac{40}{15\times 3}

​15×3

​40

​​

4 Simplify 15\times 315×3 to 4545.

\frac{40}{45}

​45

​40

​​

5 Simplify.

\frac{8}{9}

​9

​8

​​

User Zubia
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Answer: 17/30 of the bag is red and yellow.

Explanation:

Change the denominator on both fractions to add them. The denominator has to be changed to 30.

Multiply 4/15 by 2. Multiply 3/10 by 3.

8/30 9/30

Add both fractions together.

8/30 + 9/30 = 17/30

17/30 of the bag is red and yellow.

User Hugh Sawbridge
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