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In the town zoo 3/28 of the animals are birds of the birds for 4/15 are birds of prey what fraction of the animals at the zoo are birds of prey

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4/15 of 3/28....." of " means multiply

4/15 * 3/28 = 12/420 reduces to 1/35 <== birds of prey
User Nisha Salim
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Answer:


(1)/(35)

Explanation:

In this problem we have to multiply the fractions, because it says that
(3)/(28) of the animals are birds, and from that fraction
(4)/(15) are birds of prey. In other words,
(4)/(15) of
(3)/(28) are birds of the prey. One strategy to solve this quickly is remembering that "of" is translated into math language as multiplication, so:


(3)/(28) (4)/(15) = (12)/(420) =(1)/(35)

Therefore,
(1)/(35) of the total birds, are birds of the prey.

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