Question

CEREAL of the 35 types of cereal sold in a store, 15are advertised to be whole grain. What fraction, in simplest form, of the cereal are advertised as whole grain?

Answer 1

The answer is 3/7

Explanation:

Find the GCD of both 35 and 15. This is 5.

Then, divide the numerator and denominator by the GCD.

15 ÷ 5/ 35 ÷ 5

This equals 3/7.