of the fifth grade students, 15/20 went to the book fair. of the students who went to the book fair, 12/16 bought at least one book. what fraction of fifth grade students bought at least one book?

Respuesta :

Answer:

9/16

Step-by-step explanation:

that  is 12/16 of 15/20

= 3/4 * 3/4

= 9/16   answer

[tex]\frac{9}{16}[/tex]

simplify the given fractions

[tex]\frac{15}{20}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] and

[tex]\frac{12}{16}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]

fraction buying at least 1 book = [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] × [tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{9}{16}[/tex]