SOLUTION: 2/3 of the students are wearing blue jeans. 2/6 of those students are also wearing red shirts. what fraction of students are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?

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Question 807923: 2/3 of the students are wearing blue jeans. 2/6 of those students are also wearing red shirts. what fraction of students are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?

Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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blue+_jeans=2%2F3
if 2%2F6 of those students are also wearing red shirts, means
blue+_jeans%2Bred_+jeans=%282%2F6%29%282%2F3%29
blue+_jeans%2Bred+_jeans=4%2F18
blue_+jeans%2Bred_+jeans=2%2F9.......fraction of students are wearing blue jeans and red shirts