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"At a college, 4/5 of the students take an english class. Of these students, 5/6 take composition. Which fraction of the students at the college take compostion

"At a college, 4/5 of the students take an english class. Of these students, 5/6 take composition. Which fraction of the students at the college take compostion
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"At a college, 4/5 of the students take an english class. Of these students, 5/6 take composition. Which fraction of the students at the college take compostion

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Answer:2/3

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4/5 of a college takes an english class.

5/6 of the 4/5 of the college takes composition.

Thus (5/6)*(4/5) = 20/30 = 2/3 of the college takes composition.
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