a) The total number of kitchen staff is 6 + 9 = 15. The number of girls working in the kitchen is 9. Therefore, the fraction of kitchen staff that are girls is 9/15 or 3/5.
b) The total number of employees is 18 + 12 + 6 + 9 = 45. The number of boys employed is 12 + 6 = 18. Therefore, the fraction of employees that are boys is 18/45 or 2/5.
A cafe employs eighteen girls and twelve boys to wait at table.
Another six boys and nine girls work in the kitchen
a) What fraction of the kitchen staff are girls?
b) What fraction of the employees are boys?
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