Question

There are 4 students at the Math Club picnic. If 2 students are drinking punch

and 2 are drinking lemonade, what fraction are drinking punch?
Simplify your answer as much as you can

Answer 1

Answer: 1/2

If 2 students are drinking punch

and 2 are drinking lemonade that would mean it would be 2/4

but if you were to simplify by dividing both by 2

it would be 1/2.