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Some varsity soccer players are paired with a junior varsity (JV) player for training purposes: 2/3 of the varsity are partnered with 3/5 of the JV. What fraction of the players are partnered for training?

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Let's say there are $v$ varsity players and $j$ JV players.

The problem tells us that 2/3 of the varsity players are partnered with 3/5 of the JV players. So the number of varsity players partnered with a JV player is:

$\sf\implies\:(2/3)v$

And the number of JV players partnered with a varsity player is:

$\sf\implies\:(3/5)j$

Since these two numbers represent the same group of paired players, they must be equal:

$\sf\implies\:(2/3)v = (3/5)j$

To find the fraction of players who are partnered, we can divide the total number of paired players by the total number of players:

$\implies\:\frac{(2/3)v}{v} = \frac{2}{3}$ of the varsity players are paired

$\implies\:{\sf{\frac{(3/5)j}{j}} = \frac{3}{5}}$ of the JV players are paired

So the total fraction of players who are paired is:

$\sf\implies\:\frac{2}{3} + \frac{3}{5} - \frac{2}{15}$ (since some players will be counted in both fractions)

Simplifying:

$\sf\implies\:\frac{10}{15} + \frac{9}{15} - \frac{2}{15} = \frac{17}{15}$

Therefore, the fraction of players who are partnered for training is $\frac{17}{15}$, which is greater than 1. This means that the problem may have been set up incorrectly, or there may be additional information missing.


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