Question

There are 16 students playing kickball. Two students leave to go play hopscotch. How do you write the fraction of children left on the kickball field in lowest terms.

Answer 1

7/8

Explanation:

When 16 students are playing kickball, there are 16/16 students on the field. After 2 leave, this becomes 16-2/16, therefore 14/16 which is divisible by 2. and therefore 7/8, which the numerator and denominator have no common divisors.