Question

At a restaurant, 42 people had breakfast on Saturday morning.

1/7• of the people ate eggs only.
2/3 • of the people ate both pancakes and eggs.
• The remaining people ate pancakes only.
Which fraction represents the number of people who ate pancakes only?

Answer 1

17/21

Explanation:

The amount of people that ate eggs only are:

42* 1/7 = 6

The amount of people that ate both pancakes and eggs are:

42 * 2/3 = 28

That means 34 people ate pancakes only.

The fraction that represents this is 34/42 = 17/21