Question

In a furniture store, 2/6 of the couches are gray. 1/4 of the gray couches are on sale. What fraction of the couches are both gray and on sale?

Answer 1

To find what fraction of the couches are gray and on sale, we multiply the fraction of the couches that are gray by the fraction of the gray couches that are on sale: (2/6) x (1/4) = 2/24 = 1/12, (since 2 and 24 are both divisible by 2). Answer: \boxed{\frac{1}{12}}.