Question

Noah has a t-shirt collection. Three-eighths of the t-shirts are blue. Of the blue t-shirts,two-ninths of them have a pocket. What fraction represents the numbers of t-shirts that are blue and have a pocket?

Answer 1

1/12

Explanation:

blue = (3/8)collection

blue&pocket = (2/9)blue = (2/9)(3/8)collection

blue&pocket = (6/72)collection = (1/12)collection

1/12 of Noah's collection is blue and has a pocket.