Question

5+3 pts

36 chemical elements, 2 are named for women scientist, and 25 are named for places. What fraction of these 36 elements are named for women and places? please show the work.

Answer 1

The fraction of elements named for women and places is 3/4.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the fraction of elements named for women and places, we need to determine the total number of elements named for women and places and divide it by the total number of elements. From the given information, we know that there are 2 elements named for women scientists and 25 named for places. The calculation will be-

The total number of elements is 36. Therefore, the fraction of elements named for women and places is (2 + 25) / 36 = 27 / 36 = 3/4.

Answer 2

36 total chemical elements and 2 named for women is expressed as 2/36. You can simplify that to 1/18. Those are your two equivalent fractions.