Of the dogs 1/12 were classified as belonging to hound group. of the dogs in hound groups3 / 10 were english foxhounds what fraction of the dogs at the show were english foxhounds

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Gerardo Mata

Mathematics

29 September, 07:29

Of the dogs 1/12 were classified as belonging to hound group. of the dogs in hound groups3 / 10 were english foxhounds what fraction of the dogs at the show were english foxhounds

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Jake Jones · Answer 1

So 1/12 of all dogs are in hound

of the hound gropu, 3/10 is english foxhounds

find what fraciton of all adogs are english foxhounds

so 3/10 of 1/12

in math 'of' means multiply with fractions so

3/10 times 1/12 = (3 times 1) / (10 times 12) = 3/120=1/40

1/40 of the dogs were english foxhounds