Question

amit has a collection of toy cars. there are 16 cars in the collection, and $\frac{2}{8}$ of them are convertibles. amit decides to double the amount of convertibles in the collection.
how many convertibles are in the collection now?
a. 16
b. 12
c. 8
what fraction of the cars are convertibles?

Explanation:

Step1: Find initial convertible count

$\text{Initial convertibles} = 16 \times \frac{2}{8} = 4$

Step2: Calculate new convertible count

$\text{New convertibles} = 4 \times 2 = 8$

Step3: Calculate total new car count

$\text{Total new cars} = 16 + 4 = 20$

Step4: Find the new fraction

$\text{Fraction} = \frac{8}{20} = \frac{2}{5}$

Answer:

1. C. 8
2. $\frac{2}{5}$