Mrs. Taylor is crocheting a blanket for her daughter. She made


of the blanket green,

of the blanket beige, and the rest of the blanket was blue. Determine the fraction that represents the blue part of the blanket.

of the blanket was blue. (Remember to enter your answer as a fraction.)

1 answer

To determine the fraction that represents the blue part of the blanket, we start by adding the fractions that represent the green and beige parts of the blanket.

Let’s denote the fraction made green as \( G \) and the fraction made beige as \( B \).

To find the part of the blanket that is blue, we can use the formula:

\[ \text{Blue Part} = 1 - (G + B) \]

Since we do not have the specific values for \( G \) and \( B \) here, we will use placeholders:

\[ G + B = \text{(sum of the green and beige fractions)} \]

Let's substitute in the actual fractions once they are known. After calculating the sum of \( G \) and \( B \), we subtract that sum from 1 to find the fraction of the blanket that is blue.

Here’s how the computation would look once we have \( G \) and \( B \):

  1. Calculate \( G + B \).
  2. Subtract that sum from 1.

Assuming \( G + B = \frac{m}{n} \): \[ \text{Blue Part} = 1 - \frac{m}{n} = \frac{n - m}{n} \]

This result, \( \frac{n - m}{n} \), will represent the blue part of the blanket.

If you can provide the specific fractions for the green and beige portions, I can calculate the exact fraction of the blue part for you.