There are 18 children at a sleepover party. Eleven of the children have blankets, and the other 7 children have stuffed animals. No children have both. If Jorge arrives and carries a stuffed animal, what fraction of the children at the party now have stuffed animals?

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Answer 1

Initially, there are 18 children at the party:

• 11 children have blankets.
• 7 children have stuffed animals.

Since no children have both, the total number of children remains 18.

When Jorge arrives with a stuffed animal, the situation changes as follows:

• The number of children with stuffed animals goes from 7 to \( 7 + 1 = 8 \).
• The total number of children now becomes \( 18 + 1 = 19 \).

Now, we need to find the fraction of the children at the party that have stuffed animals:

\[ \text{Fraction of children with stuffed animals} = \frac{\text{Number of children with stuffed animals}}{\text{Total number of children}} = \frac{8}{19} \]

Thus, the answer is:

\(\frac{8}{19}\)