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3/4 of your books are fiction. 2/3 of those are historical fiction. What fraction of your books is historical fiction?

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Answer:

1/2

Explanation:

3/4 times 2/3 (0.5) 1/2

User Paulo Casaretto
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The answer is 1/2. This is because the question says that 2/3 of those are historical. By those, the question refers to the fraction of books that are fiction. In mathematical questions, 'of' usually refers to multiplication. Since the question says' 2/3 of those'. It means 2/3 multiplied by 3/4. And this gives 1/2 or 0.5. Hope i helped.
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