There are 3 times as many males as females on the maths course at university. What fraction of the course are female? Give your answer in its simplest form?

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asked Mar 11, 2020 144k views

2 Answers

Niklas Holsti · Answer 1 · 2020-03-13T15:06:24+0000

Answer:

1/4

Explanation:

The given info constitutes a proportion: 3 males : 1 female.

Adding 3 and 1 together, we get 4.

The fraction of students in the course who are female is then 1/4.

Christophe Drevet · Answer 2 · 2020-03-16T17:26:05+0000

Answer:

1/4 of the course is female.

Explanation:

Let's call x the number of females on the course ⇒ The number of males would be 3x

The total number of students would be x + 3x = 4x.

Based on this, x (the number of females) would be 1/4 of the total students (4x) on the course.