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In a school,

1/4 of the students play football
1/2 of the remaining students play cricket.The rest play basketball. What fraction of the students play basket ball?
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User Yitsushi
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Answer:

1/8.

Explanation:

In the given scenario, we can determine the fraction of students who play basketball by subtracting the fractions of students who play football and cricket from 1 (since the remaining students play basketball).

Given:

  • 1/4 of the students play football.
  • So, the fraction of students who don't play football is 1 - 1/4 = 3/4.
  • 1/2 of the remaining students play cricket.

Therefore, the fraction of students who play cricket is (1/2) * (3/4) = 3/8.

The rest of the students play basketball, so the fraction of students who play basketball is 1 - (3/4) - (3/8) = 1/8.

Hence, 1/8 of the students play basketball.

User Stebetko
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Since 1/4th play football, and 1/2 play cricket, that’d be 3/4ths, so the answer would be 1/4th
User Alassane Ndiaye
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