SOLUTION: Traffic lights are green for 3/4 of the time and orange for 1/10 of the time. What fraction of the time are the lights red?

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Question 1080139: Traffic lights are green for 3/4 of the time and orange for 1/10 of the time. What fraction of the time are the lights red?
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= = = 0.25 - 0.1 = 0.15.


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Traffic lights are green for 3/4 of the time and orange for 1/10 of the time. What fraction of the time are the lights red?
Green: 
Orange:
Red:
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