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  • 17-06-2020
  • Mathematics
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There are 6 times as many males as females on the maths course at university. What fraction of the course are male? Give your answer in its simplest form.

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chartyska chartyska
  • 17-06-2020
Assign x as the number of females.

Since makes are six times more: 6x is the male variable.

In total there are 7x students.

So the fraction for males is : 6/7

There's no way to simplify further because there's no term common to both the denominator/numerator.


Answer: 6/7
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