Question

At a college,4/5 of the students take an English class. Of these students, 5/6 take Composition. Which fraction of the students at the college take Composition?

3/10
2/3
9/11
24/25

Answer 1

2/3

Explanation:

given :

fraction of students that take English = 4/5 of all students

fraction of students that take composition

= 5/6 of the students that take English

= 5/6 of (4/5 of all students)

= 5/6 x 4/5

= (5 x 4) / (6 x 5)

= 20/30

= 2/3