Question

The table shows water fowl that Henry counted at the lake. Which of the following fractions represents the fraction, in simplest form, of the water that are Mallards? DATA————————————————-Water Fowl Type: numberCanadian geese : 5Cranes : 3Mallards : 12 ————————————————A. 3/5B. 8/12C. 3/2D. 5/3If you need me to send a picture I will! :)

Answer 1

We have three types of Water Fowl. Canadian Geese(5), Cranes(3) and Mallards(12). If we add all of them together, we're going to get the total of water fowls.

`5+3+12=20`

The fraction that represents the percent of Mallards is given by the ratio between the amount of Mallards Water Fowls and the total amount of Water Fowls, which is

`(12)/(20)`

To simplify this fraction, we divide both numerator and denominator by 4.

`(12)/(20)=(12/4)/(20/4)=(3)/(5)`

The fraction that represents the water that are Mallards is 3/5.