Question

Owen makes up a packet of sweets consisting of 4 yellow sweets and 6 blue sweets. what fraction in simplified form of the packet is yellow?

Answer 1

The packet has ;

Yellow sweets = 4

Blue sweets = 6

The total number of sweets = 4+ 6 = 10

Fraction for the yellow packet = 4/10 ----simpllify further by dividing by two both the denominator and numerator as ;

4/ 10 = 2/5

Answer

2/5