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there are 4 oranges and 2 tangerines in a basket. Which fraction describes the part of the basket that is orange​

User Waqaslam
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Answer:

4/6

Explanation:

The total number of fruits the basket have is 4+2 =6.

so lets fix the denominator as 6 .

now the question is basically asking you to tell how many fruits are oranges out of those 6 .

if you look at it has alredy toled you have 6 oranges .

now the fraction we get is :

4/6

User Sanxiyn
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Answer:

4/6

Explanation:

You know that there is a total of 6 fruits in the basket.(you can find the total by adding the number of each item together.)

Then you simply find the total amount of oranges(4).

"There are 4 oranges out of the 6 fruits in the basket"/

So, 4/6.

Hope this helped! :)

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