Question

In a neighborhood in Omaha, NE, 10 houses are for sale and 46 are not for sale. Write a fraction representing the portion of the houses that are for sale. Then reduce your fraction if necessary

Answer 1

5/23

Explanation:

10/46

Reduce by 2 until you can no longer reduce

5/23

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Answer 2

A fraction representing the portion of the houses that are for sale is
`(5)/(28)`.

Explanation:

Number of houses for sale = 10

Number of houses not for sale = 46

Total number of houses = 10 + 46 = 56

The portion of the houses that are for sale will be given as:

`=\frac{\text{House for sale}}{\text{Total houses}}`

`(10)/(56)=(5)/(28)`

A fraction representing the portion of the houses that are for sale is
`(5)/(28)`.