Fraction word problems
Episode 1 of 8
Girls with spectacles
The question
There are 1500 pupils in a school. 3/5 of the pupils are boys. 5/6 of the girls wear spectacles. How many girls wear spectacles?
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Answer
500
The big idea
Find the girls first: 2 of the 5 parts. Then take 5/6 of the girls.
