There are white, yellow and green counters in a bag in the ratio 5 : 8 : 8 What fraction of the counters are green?

Humayon Zafar asked Jul 23, 2023

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There are white, yellow and green counters in a bag in the ratio

5
:
8
:
8

What fraction of the counters are green?

Humayon Zafar asked Jul 23, 2023

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Answer:

8/21

Explanation:

the ratio is 5:8:8 so the total is 21 and since green is 8,the fraction is 8 over the total which is 8/21

Eloims answered Jul 27, 2023

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