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If 2/5 of the books in the library are fiction and 1/4 of the fiction books are science fiction, what fraction of the books in the library are science fiction? HELP

If 2/5 of the books in the library are fiction and 1/4 of the fiction books are science fiction, what fraction of the books in the library are science fiction? HELP
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If 2/5 of the books in the library are fiction and 1/4 of the fiction books are science fiction, what fraction of the books in the library are science fiction? HELP

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Answer: 1/10 or 0.1

Step-by-step explanation: 2/5 x 1/4 = 2/20 or simplified 1/10

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