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At the local orchard, 1/3 of all the trees are apple trees, 2/5 are pear trees, and the rest are plum trees. What fraction of all the trees at the orchard are plum trees?
Answer:
4/15
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the total number of trees at the orchard be represented by 1
From the question:
Apple trees = 1/3
Pear trees = 2/5
Plum trees = the rest which is unknown = x
Total number of trees = Fraction ( Apple trees + Plum trees + Pear trees)
1 = 1/3 + 2/5 + x
x = 1 - (1/3 + 2/15)
x = 1 - (5 + 6/15)
x = 1 - 11/15
Find LCM = 15
x = (15 - 11/ 15)
x = 4/15
Therefore the number of plum trees = 4/15
