Question

Ruby conducted a survey and found the 5/6 of her classmates have a pet and 2/3 of those pets are dogs.what fraction of her classmates has dogs?

Answer 1

5/9 or 10/18

Explanation:

5/6 x 2/3 is 10/18

10/18 simplified is 5/9

Answer 2

To determine the fraction of her classmates with dogs as pets, we simply multiply the two given fractions based from the survey.

Pets = (2/3)(5/6) = 5/9

Thus, there are 5/9 of Ruby;s car.