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Question 19

Red, white, and black tiles are in the ratio 2:5:3. The white fraction of the whole simplifies to 1/d. Enter d.

Correct answer

2

Explanation

The ratio contains 10 equal parts in total, with 5 white parts, so 5/10 simplifies to 1/2 and d is 2. Using 5 as the denominator would ignore the other coloured parts in the whole.

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