Question

A daycare center has 4 infants and 11 toddlers. What fraction of the children are infants?
StartFraction 4 Over 15 EndFraction
StartFraction 4 Over 11 EndFraction
StartFraction 11 Over 15 EndFraction
StartFraction 11 Over 4 EndFraction

Answer 1

To find the fraction of the children that are infants, we first determine the total number of children at the daycare center. There are 4 infants and 11 toddlers.

\[
\text{Total children} = \text{Number of infants} + \text{Number of toddlers} = 4 + 11 = 15
\]

Next, we can express the number of infants as a fraction of the total number of children:

\[
\text{Fraction of infants} = \frac{\text{Number of infants}}{\text{Total children}} = \frac{4}{15}
\]

Thus, the fraction of the children that are infants is

\[
\frac{4}{15}
\]

Therefore, the correct answer is:

\(\frac{4}{15}\)