Question

Frank’s been traveling a lot lately as part of his job. During the past 30 days,he’s been out of town 18 days. What fraction represents the number of the 30 days that frank has been out of town? Explain how you got your answer

Answer 1

`n = (3)/(5)`. Which means that Frank has been travelling out of the town 3 days for each five days.

Explanation:

The fraction (
`n`) is obtained by dividing the number of days that Frank has been out of town (18 days) in the given period (30 days). That is to say:

`n = (t)/(T)`

`t` - Out-of-the-town period, measured in days.

`T` - Given period, measured in days.

If
`t = 18\,days` and
`T = 30\,days`, then:

`n = (18\,days)/(30\,days)`

`n = (3)/(5)`

Which means that Frank has been travelling out of the town 3 days for each five days.