Peter is on the track team. 2/5 of the teammembers are sprinters. Of the sprinters, 1/5 canalso run the 400 meter dash. What fraction of theteam members can run the 400 meter dash?

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Sparkette asked Jun 21, 2023

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Peter is on the track team. 2/5 of the teammembers are sprinters. Of the sprinters, 1/5 canalso run the 400 meter dash. What fraction of theteam members can run the 400 meter dash?

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Given:

Fraction of the team members that are sprinters = ⅖

Fraction that can run the 400 meter dash = ⅕

To find the fraction of the team members that can run the 400 meter dash, we have:

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