Question

There are 68 balloons in Robert’s hand, 4 of them are yellow. Write the fraction of yellow balloons, in the lowest form?

• A. $\frac{1}{15}$
• B. $\frac{1}{19}$
• C. $\frac{1}{17}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $\frac{1}{17}$

Total number of balloons in Robert's hand = 68
Number of yellow balloons = 4
Fraction of yellow balloons $=\frac{4}{68}$
$=\frac{2\times 2}{2\times 2\times 17}$
$=\frac{1}{17}$