Problema Solution
Julia collects colored beads for craft projects. Of Julia’s beads, 4/
9 are silver, 1/
5 are gold, and
1/
4 are blue. The rest of the beads are red. Which expression gives the closest estimate of the
fraction of red beads Julia has?
Answer provided by our tutors
1 - (4/9 + 1/5 + 1/4) = 19/180 or approximately 18/180 = 1/10 of the beads are red