6th Class
Mathematics
Fractions
Question Bank
Arithmetic
question_answer
DIRECTIONS: Passage ? 2: Read the passage(s) given below and answer the questions that follow. \[\frac{2}{3}\] of the pens Mrs. Sonia bought were blue and the rest were red. She gave away \[\frac{3}{4}\] of the blue pens and \[\frac{1}{4}\] of the red pens and had 90 pens left. How many red pens did she give away?
A)16
B) 12
C)18
D) 24
Correct Answer:
C
Solution :
No. of red pens Mrs. Sonia gave \[=\frac{1}{12}x\] \[=\frac{1}{12}\times 216=18\] pens