Question

a diner kept track of the types of omelets sold in the last hour.
omelet sales

	cheese	no cheese
meat	7	5

what fraction of veggie omelets had cheese?
$\frac{16}{29}$ $\frac{9}{29}$ $\frac{9}{16}$ $\frac{9}{17}$

Explanation:

Step1: Find total veggie omelets

Add number of veggie - cheese and veggie - no - cheese omelets. $9 + 8=17$.

Step2: Find fraction of veggie omelets with cheese

The number of veggie omelets with cheese is 9. The fraction is $\frac{9}{17}$.

Answer:

$\frac{9}{17}$