Question

The city planning committee is composed of 12 women and 14 men.



What fraction of the committee is composed of women?

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Answer 1

The fraction of the committee composed of women can be calculated by dividing the number of women by the total number of people on the committee:

Number of women = 12
Total number of people on the committee = 12 + 14 = 26

So the fraction of the committee composed of women is 12/26, which can be simplified to 6/13.

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