Question

On a class trip to the museum,5/8 of the students saw the dinosaurs and 7/8 of the students saw either the jewelry collection or the dinosaurs. What fraction of the students only saw the jewelry collection? Write in simplest form.

Answer 1

`(2)/(8)` of students only saw jewelry collection

Solution:

Given that, On a class trip to the museum,5/8 of the students saw the dinosaurs

7/8 of the students saw either the jewelry collection or the dinosaurs

To find: Fraction of students only saw jewelry collection

From given statement,

Fraction of students saw dinosaur =
`(5)/(8)`

Fraction of students saw either the jewelry collection or the dinosaurs =
`(7)/(8)`

Therefore,

Fraction of students only saw jewelry collection = Fraction of students saw either the jewelry collection or the dinosaurs - Fraction of students saw dinosaur

`\rightarrow (7)/(8) - (5)/(8) = (7-5)/(8) = (2)/(8)`

Thus
`(2)/(8)` of students only saw jewelry collection