Question

There are 9 water birds swimming in a pond. if there are 5 ducks and geese at the pond, what fraction of the birds are ducks?

Answer 1

Hey!

There are 9 birds in all. 5 of them are ducks. That means the fraction will be:

$\frac{Ducks}{Total} = \frac{5}{9}$

That means your answer is 5/9

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