Question

Sheila has to type a 36 page report .When she took her coffee break , she had already typed 20 pages of the report. What fraction of the report has he already typed . please explain the answer by showing how you figured it out . thank you in advance .

Answer 1

20/36 = 5/9

Explanation:

The fraction could be represented by ( # of pages that typed / # of total pages that has to type).

So

20 is number of pages that typed

36 is the total number of pages that has to types

20/36