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A box contains 4 red pencils and 6 black pencils. What fraction of the pencils are red? Write two equivalent fractions

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4/10

4+6 is the total which will be the denominator(bottom)

and there are only 4 red ones so 4/10 is the answer
User Millie Smith
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4/10 pencils are red

2/5

40/100
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