Question

A community chorus had 15 women and 12 men. What fraction of the chorus is made up of women ?

Answer 1

27 is the total. So you divide 15 by 27 = .55 so 55%

Answer 2

Total amount of people: 27

15/27 of the chorus is made up of women. This can be reduced to 5/9.

So, 5/9 of the chorus is made up of women.

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