Question

In one class, 1/5 of the students were born in January, 1/10 in February, and 1/10 in March. How many of the class was born in these 3 months?

Answer 1

2/5 of the students.

Explanation:

Given information,

→ 1/5 students = January

→ 1/10 students = February

→ 1/10 students = March

Now we have to,

→ Find the number of students, who were born in these 3 months.

Method used to solve,

→ Addition

Let's solve the problem,

→ (1/5) + (1/10) + (1/10)

→ ((1 × 2)/(5 × 2)) + (1/10) + (1/10)

→ (2/10) + (1/10) + (1/10)

→ (2 + 1 + 1)/10

→ 4/10

→ 2/5 (of the class)

Hence, the answer is 2/5.