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When the siren sounded, 440 were seen walking in the forest. If the other 360 were not seen, what fraction of the total was seen?

When the siren sounded, 440 were seen walking in the forest. If the other 360 were-example-1

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I got 11/9 as the answer :)

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Fraction of the total was seen=(number of people were seen ) /(Total number of people)

Data:
number of people were seen=440
Total number of people=people saw +people didn´t see=440+360=800

Fraction of the toatal was seen=440/800=11/20

Answer: 11/20.
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