Answer:
3/5 of the crayons are not broken since 2 are broken
The fraction of crayons that are not broken if out of 5 crayons, 2 of them being broken is 3/5
Suppose the fraction is proper (the numerator is smaller than the denominator).
Let it be [tex]\dfrac{a}{b}[/tex]
Then, we can interpret it as:
[tex]\dfrac{a}{b}[/tex] is "a" parts out of "b" parts of a thing.
Here, we're specified that:
Then we get:
Number of crayons that aren't broken = total crayons - number of broken crayons = 5 - 2 = 3
Thus, 3 out of 5 crayons are not broken.
Using fraction, we write it as:
[tex]\dfrac{3}{5}[/tex]
We pronounce it as "three-fifth of total crayons are not broken".
Thus, the fraction of crayons that are not broken if out of 5 crayons, 2 of them being broken is 3/5
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