Question

Grant is buying a pack of blue and white socks. 4 of the pairs are blue and 6 of the pairs are white. What fraction is equivalent to the portion of socks that are NOT white? Question 4 options: 2/5 3/4 3/5 1/2

Answer 1

`Fraction = (2)/(5)`

Explanation:

Given

`Blue = 4`

`White = 6`

Required

Determine the fraction that are not white

First, we need to determine the total

`Total = Blue + White`

`Total = 4 + 6`

`Total = 10`

Not white, in this case means blue.

So, the fraction is calculated as thus:

`Fraction = (Not\ White)/(Total)`

`Fraction = (Blue)/(Total)`

`Fraction = (4)/(10)`

Simplify

`Fraction = (2)/(5)`

Hence the fraction that are not white is

`Fraction = (2)/(5)`