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Question
A box in a college bookstore contains books, and each book
in the box is a history book, an English book or a science
book. If one-third of these books are history books and
one-sixth are English books, what fraction of the books are
science books?
A box in a college bookstore contains books, and each book
in the box is a history book, an English book or a science
book. If one-third of these books are history books and
one-sixth are English books, what fraction of the books are
science books?
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Solution
The correct option is B 1/2
- The fraction of science books is 1−1/3−1/6=1−(1/3+1/6)=1−1/2=1/2
- The fraction of science books is 1−1/3−1/6=1−(1/3+1/6)=1−1/2=1/2
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= 100 books