Question

On Gavin's math test, 3/8 of the questions are division problems. Of the division problems, 4/9 of the problems he got incorrect. What fraction of the division problems did Gavin get incorrect?

Answer 1

Something is strange in the wording of the question.  "Of the division problems, 4/9 of the problems he got incorrect.  What fraction of the division problems did Gavin get incorrect?" :)  Well 4/9 of course.  One statement answers another.  Maybe they wanted the fraction of those wrong answers were in relation to the entire test???


$\frac {3}{8} * \frac {4}{9} = \frac {12}{72} = \frac {1}{6}$

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