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Fractions, SM-Bank 49 MC

A garden centre sells a potting mix made up of soil, manure and sand.

Soil makes up `3/4` of the mix and manure makes up `1/6` of the mix.

What fraction of the potting mix is sand?

  1. `1/12`
  2. `1/40`
  3. `5/12`
  4. `3/7`
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`D`

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`text(Sand)` `= 1-(3/4 + 1/6)`
  `= 1-(9/12 + 2/12)`
  `= 1/12`

 
`=> D`

Filed Under: Fractions Tagged With: num-title-ct-core, smc-4460-30-Add/Subtract fractions, smc-4460-40-Word problems fractions

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