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1 April, 15:15

4/5 of Sarah's pens are equal to 1/3 of Matt's pens. Express the number of Matt's pens as a fraction of the total number of pens of he and Sarah have

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  1. 1 April, 15:33
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    Let us say that the number of pens that Matt has is x. Therefore the number of pen that Sarah has is:

    Sarah pens = (5/4) (1/3) x = (5/12) x

    So the total number of pens they have is:

    total = x + (5/12) x = (17/12) x

    Hence the fraction of Matts pen is:

    fraction = x / [ (17/12) x]

    fraction = 12/17
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