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Step-by-Step Solution
Broken out of the TOTAL = . Divide top and bottom by 3 to get . The trap is — that compares the 9 broken crayons with the 15 unbroken ones instead of with the whole box of 24.
Answer: A)
A box of 24 crayons is opened and 9 of them are found to be broken. What fraction of the crayons are broken? Give the answer in simplest form.
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Key idea: Reading a fraction
A fraction a/b says: the whole is split into b equal parts, and we are talking about a of them. So 3/8 means: divide the whole into 8 equal parts, take 3 of them. The two equal parts is what makes it a fraction — three slices of an unevenly cut cake do not give you 3/8. The denominator must always be a positive whole number. The numerator can be 0, equal to the denominator (giving 1), greater than the denominator, or less than it.
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