Question

Josie noticed that 1/2 of a magazine’s pages were ads. If 1/3 of the ads were for food and 2/5 were for computers, what fraction of the magazine’s pages were food ads? 1/5, 2/5, 2/15, or 1/6

Answer 1

1/6 of the pages are food ads

Explanation:

1/2 are ads and 1/3 are food

1/2 *1/3 = 1/6

1/6 of the pages are food ads