Question

tracey has a collection of sports cards. there are 18 cards in the collection, and $\frac{4}{6}$ of them are hockey cards. tracey decides to double the amount of hockey cards in the collection.
how many hockey cards are in the collection now?
a. 8
b. 12
c. 24
what fraction of the cards are hockey cards?

Explanation:

Step1: Find original hockey cards

$\text{Original hockey cards} = 18 \times \frac{4}{6} = 12$

Step2: Calculate new hockey cards

$\text{New hockey cards} = 12 \times 2 = 24$

Step3: Find total new card count

$\text{Total new cards} = 18 + 12 = 30$

Step4: Compute the fraction

$\text{Fraction} = \frac{24}{30} = \frac{4}{5}$

Answer:

First question:

C. 24

Second question:

$\frac{4}{5}$