Fraction word problem

Question

Ann collected sports equipment. 1/2 of what she collected are sports balls. 1/4 of that were softballs. How much of her sports collection were softballs?

Answer 1

Let s be the total number of sports equipment. 1/2 of that are sports balls, so it would be 1/2*s

(hint: of means multiply)

now 1/4 of the sports balls are softballs

multiply again, 1/2*1/4*s

= 1/8*s

hope this helps!

Answer 2

so we are told that 1/4 OF 1/2 were softballs. In terms of math, "OF" translates to multiplication.

1. 1/4 x 1/2 --> so we simply multiply the two
2. 1/4 x 1/2 = 1/8

Answer 3

1/2 are sport balls

1/4 of the sport balls, are softballs.

1/4 of 1/2 = (1/4) * (1/2) = 1/8

1/8 of her sport collection were softballs.