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− | We first start by finding the amount of red and white sneakers. | + | We first start by finding the amount of red and white sneakers. 3/5 times 15=9 red sneakers, so 6 are white sneakers. Then 2/3 times 15=10 are high top sneakers, so 5 are low top sneakers. |
==Video Solution by Math-X (First fully understand the problem!!!)== | ==Video Solution by Math-X (First fully understand the problem!!!)== |
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[hide]Problem
Jordan owns pairs of sneakers. Three fifths of the pairs are red and the rest are white. Two thirds of the pairs are high-top and the rest are low-top. The red high-top sneakers make up a fraction of the collection. What is the least possible value of this fraction?
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
Solution
Jordan has high top sneakers, and white sneakers. We would want as many white high-top sneakers as possible, so we set high-top sneakers to be white. Then, we have red high-top sneakers, so the answer is
Solution 1
We first start by finding the amount of red and white sneakers. 3/5 times 15=9 red sneakers, so 6 are white sneakers. Then 2/3 times 15=10 are high top sneakers, so 5 are low top sneakers.
Video Solution by Math-X (First fully understand the problem!!!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYnLh_SGy7c
~Math-X