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Answer:
The proportion of premises painted by Mario is [tex]\frac{3}{14}[/tex].
Step-by-step explanation:
The question is:
A local in Santa Bárbara was painted by 4 enterprising people who got together to start a dairy business; Juan, Pedro, Carlos and Mario; Juan painted 2/7 of the premises, Pedro painted 5/14 and Carlos painted 2/14; What fraction did Mario paint?
Solution:
Consider the proportion of the total premises painted is 1.
The four enterprising people who got together to start a dairy business are:
Juan (J), Pedro (P), Carlos (C) and Mario (M).
The proportion of premises painted by Juan is:
[tex]P(J)=\frac{2}{7}[/tex]
The proportion of premises painted by Pedro is:
[tex]P(P)=\frac{5}{14}[/tex]
The proportion of premises painted by Carlos is:
[tex]P(C)=\frac{2}{14}[/tex]
Compute the proportion of premises painted by Mario as follows:
P (M) = 1 - P (J) - P (P) - P (C)
[tex]=1-\frac{2}{7}-\frac{5}{14}-\frac{2}{14}\\=\frac{14-4-5-2}{14}\\=\frac{3}{14}[/tex]
Thus, the proportion of premises painted by Mario is [tex]\frac{3}{14}[/tex].
