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In art class,Kerion is coloring a pattern where half of the squares on her paper are being colored blue. Of the blue squares,1/3 of them will also have stripes. What fraction of squares will be blue with strips?

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Final answer:

To find the fraction of squares that will be blue with stripes, you multiply the fractions representing each step: the fraction of squares that are blue and the fraction of blue squares that have stripes.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this problem, half of the squares on Kerion's paper are colored blue. Of the blue squares, 1/3 of them will also have stripes. To find the fraction of squares that will be blue with stripes, we multiply the fractions representing each step. Step 1: Fraction of squares that are blue = 1/2. Step 2: Fraction of blue squares with stripes = 1/3 of 1/2, which can be calculated as (1/3) x (1/2) = 1/6. Therefore, the fraction of squares that will be blue with stripes is 1/6.

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100% of Kerion's paper squares are:
(100% / 100%) = 1
Half of the squares of your paper are colored blue:
(1) / (2) = 1/2
Of the blue squares, 1/3 of them will also have stripes:
(1/2) * (1/3) = 1/6
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A fraction of (1/6) squares will be blue with strips
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