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In GalaxyTown, 2/5 of the households own pets. Of the households with pets, 1/3 have cats. What fraction of the households in GalaxyTown own cats?
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In GalaxyTown, 2/5 of the households own pets. Of the households with pets, 1/3 have cats. What fraction of the households in GalaxyTown own cats?

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To determine the fraction of the households in Galaxy Town that own cats as pets, we simply have to multiply the two fractions given. That is,
x = (2/5)(1/3)
The value of x from the equation written above is 2/15.
Therefore, 2/15 of the households in GalaxyTown own cats.
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