Question

Scott High School is holding a fundraiser and plans to use 1/2 of the money collected to build a new library. Of the money directed towards building the new library, 5/8 will go towards purchasing computers. What fraction of the money raised will go towards purchasing computers for the library?

Answer 1

`Computer = (5)/(16)`

Explanation:

Given

`Library = (1)/(2)`

`Computers = (5)/(8)` of library.

Required

Determine the fraction going towards computer purchase.

We have:

`Computers = (5)/(8)` of library.

This can be rewritten as:

`Computers = (5)/(8)` * library.

Substitute
`Library = (1)/(2)`

So, we have:

`Computer = (5)/(8) * (1)/(2)`

`Computer = (5)/(16)`

Hence:

The fraction is
`(5)/(16)`