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3/5 of Jill's 30-page photo album is full. She wants to set aside 1/4 of the pages that are left for photos of her vacation. How many pages can she fill before her vacation?

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3/5 of the album is full....leaving 2/5 pages that are not full. 2/5(30) = 60/5 = 12 pgs not full (12 remaining pages)
she wants to set aside 1/4 of the remaining pages...
1/4 of 12 = 1/4(12) = 12/4 = 3 pgs set aside for vacation

12 - 3 = 9 pgs...she can fill 9 pgs before the vacation
User Bisca
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Answer:

9 pages she can fill before her vacation.

Explanation:

Total pages in album = 30

Fraction of photo album pages which are is full =
(3)/(5)

Photo album pages which are is full =
(3)/(5)* 30 =18

Fraction of photo album pages which are empty :x


(3)/(5)+x=1 (Sum of all fraction is 1)


x=(2)/(5)

Album pages which are empty =
30* (2)/(5)=12

Fraction of album set aside for vacation photos =
(1)/(4) of the photo album pages which are empty

Album pages which are kept for vacation photos:

=
(1)/(4)* 12= 3

Total empty pages left = 30 - 18 - 3 = 9

9 pages she can fill before her vacation.

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