Three-fifths of the passengers on a cruise are female. Half of the female passengers and one-third of the male passengers are Canadian. What fraction of the passengers are Canadian?



Answer :

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[tex]x-all\ passangers\\\\\frac{1}{2}\cdot\frac{3}{5}x+\frac{1}{3}\cdot\frac{2}{5}x=\\\\\frac{3}{10}x+\frac{2}{15}x=\\\\\frac{9}{30}x+\frac{4}{30} x=\\\\\frac{13}{30}x\\\\Canadian\ are\ \frac{13}{30}\ of\ all\ passangers.[/tex]