A company that manufactures cars for freight trains manufactured 309 cars in the month of August, out of which 273 were boxcars. What fraction of the cars manufactured were not boxcars?

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Mateo Rogers

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23 May, 18:35

A company that manufactures cars for freight trains manufactured 309 cars in the month of August, out of which 273 were boxcars. What fraction of the cars manufactured were not boxcars?

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Shane Roberson · Answer 1

Answer:the fraction of the cars manufactured that were not boxcars is 12/103

Step-by-step explanation:

A company that manufactures cars for freight trains manufactured 309 cars in the month of August. 273 of the cars manufactured by the company were boxcars. It means that the number of manufactured cars that were not boxcars would be

309 - 273 = 36

Therefore, the fraction of the cars manufactured that were not boxcars would be

36/309 = 12/103

A company that manufactures cars for freight trains manufactured 309 cars in the month of August, out of which 273 were boxcars. What fraction of the cars manufactured were not boxcars?simplify your answer. (pre-algebra)

A company that manufactures cars for freight trains manufactured 309 cars in the month of August, out of which 273 were boxcars. What fraction of the cars manufactured were not boxcars?

simplify your answer. (pre-algebra)