Question

angel has a collection of toy cars. there are 8 cars in the collection, and $\frac{2}{4}$ of them are convertibles. angel decides to double the amount of convertibles in the collection.
how many convertibles are in the collection now?
a. 16
b. 8
c. 4
what fraction of the cars are convertibles?

Explanation:

Step1: Find original convertibles

$\frac{2}{4} \times 8 = 4$

Step2: Double the convertibles

$4 \times 2 = 8$

Step3: Find total cars now

$8 + 4 = 12$

Step4: Calculate the new fraction

$\frac{8}{12} = \frac{2}{3}$

Answer:

1. B. 8
2. $\frac{2}{3}$