At memorial hospital 9 of the 12 babies born on Tuesday were boys In simplest form What fraction of the babies born on Tuesday were boys

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Edd Inglis · Answer 1 · 2017-09-12T01:27:33+0000

Answer:

Fraction
=(3)/(4)

Explanation:

Given : At memorial hospital 9 of the 12 babies born on Tuesday were boys

To find : What fraction of the babies born on Tuesday were boys

Solution : As we know total number of babies born in memorial hospital = 12

Out of 12 babies number of boys born on Tuesday = 9

So the fraction of babies born on Tuesday were boys

$=\frac{\text{Number of boys}}{{\text{total number of babies}}}$

=(9)/(12)

=(3)/(4)

Therefore, The fraction or simplest form of fraction