SOLUTION: if 3/5 of the people in the theater buy a snack during the interval and of those who buy a snack 5/7 buy ice cream what fraction of the people in the theater buy ice cream?

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Question 1192555: if 3/5 of the people in the theater buy a snack during the interval and of those who buy a snack 5/7 buy ice cream what fraction of the people in the theater buy ice cream?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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this is (3/5)*(5/7)=15/35=3/7