Question

On a fishing excursion, jeannie keeps 1/4 of the fish she catches and releases the remainder of the fish back into the lake. if 2/3 of the fish she keeps are trout, and 1/3 of the fish she releases are trout, what proportion of the total number of fish she catches are trout?

Answer 1

To find 1/3 of 3/4 we divide the fraction by 3 which is equal to 1/4 or alternatively we can multiply the denominator by 3 which gives us 3/12 (1/4=3/12)
So 3/12 of the realesed fish are trout

To find 2/3 of 1/4 we need to first divide 1/4 by 3 which is equal to multiplying the denominator times 3 which gives us 1/12 and then we multiply by 2 which gives us 2/12
So 2/12 of the kept fish are trout

To find the total amount we add 2/12 and 3/12
3/12+2/12= 5/12

ANSWER:
5/12 of the fish she catches are trout