Question

Seven thirteenths of the bones in the feet are toe bones. Write and simplify an expression that gives the fraction of the bones in a typical human body that are feet bones but not toe bones. Explain.

Answer 1

12/103

Explanation:

(7/13)*52=28

28 bones in the feet are toe bones.

52-28=24

24 bones in the feet are not toe bones.

24/206

simplify

12/103 bones in human body are feet bones but not toe bones