Terrence has 64 stamps. Of his stamps, 12 are from Europe and 1/4 are from Africa. The rest are from Asia. What fraction of his

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Verizon [17]

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Terrence has 64 stamps. Of his stamps, 12 are from Europe and 1/4 are from Africa. The rest are from Asia. What fraction of his

stamps are from Asia?

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Tamiku [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-06T20:35:05+03:00

Tamiku [17]4 years ago

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16 of his stamps are from Africa, since 1/4 of 64 is 16. If I subtract his 28 from Europe and Africa (16 plus 12 equals 28) from his original 64, I am left with 36 stamps. 36/64 is simplified to 9/16. So 9/16 of Terrence's stamps are from Asia.