SOLUTION: In ‘F’ Troop, 2/3 of the men are married and 2/3 of these married men do not have children. What fraction of the men in ‘F’ Troop are married with children?
a) 1/9 b) 2/9 c)
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a) 1/9 b) 2/9 c)
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Question 259190: In ‘F’ Troop, 2/3 of the men are married and 2/3 of these married men do not have children. What fraction of the men in ‘F’ Troop are married with children?
a) 1/9 b) 2/9 c) 1/3 d) 2/3 e) 8/9
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In ‘F’ Troop, 2/3 of the men are married and 2/3 of these married men do not have children. What fraction of the men in ‘F’ Troop are married with children?
:
Since 2/3 of 2/3 have no children
then
1/3 of 2/3 do have children
1/3 * 2/3 = 2/9