Question

1 /6 of a pile of marbles are red ones, and out of those red marbles 3 /4 of them are big marbles. What fraction of the entire pile is made up of big red marbles? Remember to simplify your answer!

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{3}{24}$=$\frac{1}{8}$

Step-by-step explanation:

To get the answer we divide $\frac{1}{6}$ by 4 to get the common fraction of $\frac{1}{24}$. Finally we multiply $\frac{1}{24}$ by 3 to get the answer: $\frac{3}{24}$.