Question

48 out of 112 members of a club are women. what fraction of the members are women

Answer 1

48/112 or simplified would be 3/7. Meaning that 3 out of every seven members are women.

Answer 2

Great common factor (GCF) for 48 and 112 is 16. So, just divide both the numerator and denominator by 16.

48/112 = 3/7

48 ÷ 16 = 3

112 ÷ 16 = 7

3/7 of the members are women.

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