Question

A football team has a squad of 24 players,

1/12 of their squad are suspended, some of the squad are injured, and this leaves only 14 players to choose a team from,
What fraction of the squad are injured?

Answer 1

1/3.

Explanation

1/12 * 24 = 2 players suspended leaving 22 players.

So the number injured = 22 - 14 = 8.

Fraction injured = 8/24 = 1/3.