Word Problem:

Question

Aaron has 9 new pencils. 4 of them are not red, 3 of them are blue, and 2 of them are yellow. What fraction of the pencils are NOT red? 4/9 or 5/9 ?

Answer 1

Red pencils = 4/9

9 - 4 = 5

Not red = 5/9

Answer 2

I'm sorry, but I read the question wrong.

4 pencils are not red, so 4/9 are not red.

Thanks, Writeacher for catching this mistake.

Answer 3

Badly worded question!! I see them all the time in my granddaughter's (3rd grade) math homework.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Hey! I got 'em all right!! (Tricky little things!)

Answer 6

5/9