Question

the bleachers at the football game are 7/8 full, and 1/2 of the fans in the bleachers are rooting for the home team. what fraction of the bleachers are filled with home-team fans? justify your procedure.

Answer 1

First, multiply how much bleachers are filled and how much fans are at the bleachers.

7/8 * 1/2

=

In conclusion, there are fans in the bleachers at the football game that are 7/8 full

Answer 2

Answer: Our required fraction would be
`(7)/(16)`

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Part of the bleachers at the football game =
`(7)/(8)`

Part of the fans in the bleachers are rooting for the home team =
`(1)/(2)`

So, fraction of the bleachers are filled with home team fans is given by

`(7)/(8)* (1)/(2)\\\\=(7)/(8* 2)\\\\=(7)/(16)`

Hence, Our required fraction would be
`(7)/(16)`