In Brooke's class, 2⁄9 of the children have a pet lizard. Of the students who have a lizard, 2⁄3 also have a dog. What fraction of the children in Brooke's class have both a lizard and a dog?

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29 April, 10:17

In Brooke's class, 2⁄9 of the children have a pet lizard. Of the students who have a lizard, 2⁄3 also have a dog. What fraction of the children in Brooke's class have both a lizard and a dog?

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Tony Macias · Answer 1

1/3 is the fraction

Justice Oneill · Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

in order to know the result you must calculate the two thirds of two ninth

and it is 2/9 : 2/3 = 2/9*3/2 = 3/9 = 1/3, it means that in Brooke's class 1/3 of the children have a lizard and a dog