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I was getting helprd earlier but the last part didn't show up nor did the text messages. heres the question."Frieda Friendly works for a local car dealership. She noticed 3/4 of the cars are sedans and that half are white. What fraction of the dealership's car are white sedans?" *the picture is just the last question*

I was getting helprd earlier but the last part didn't show up nor did the text messages-example-1
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3/4 of the cars are sedans

Half are white ( 1/2)

Multiply the fraction of cars that are sedans (3/4) by the fraction that are white (1/2)


(3)/(4)*(1)/(2)=(3)/(8)

Just divide the fraction to obtain the decimal:

3/8 = 0.375

Multiply by 100 to obtain the percent:

0.375 x 100 = 37.5%

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