SOLUTION: about 2/3 of an orchestra is made up of string instruments. If 1/5 of the string instruments are violins, what fraction of the orchestra if made up of violins?

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Question 551831: about 2/3 of an orchestra is made up of string instruments. If 1/5 of the string instruments are violins, what fraction of the orchestra if made up of violins?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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(2/3)*(1/5) = 2/15 of the instruments are violins