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Fred and Bobbie are book collectors, and Fred has twice as many books as Bobbie does. One-fourth of Fred’s books are signed by the authors, and three-fifths of Bobbie’s books are signed by the authors. If Fred and Bobbie combine their collections, what fraction of the books are signed by the authors?

A. 11/30
B. 29/60
C. 23/30
D. 17/20
E. It cannot be determined.

B= 20
F=40
F signed; 40*1/4 = 10
B signed; 20*3/5 = 12
total signed ; 22/60 ; 11/30
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Fred and Bobbie are book collectors, and Fred has twice as many books as Bobbie does. One-fourth of Fred’s books are signed by the authors, and three-fifths of Bobbie’s books are signed by the authors. If Fred and Bobbie combine their collections, what fraction of the books are signed by the authors?

A. 11/30
B. 29/60
C. 23/30
D. 17/20
E. It cannot be determined.
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We can let the number of books Fred has be 40. So the number of books Bobbie has is 20. Since 1/4 x 40 = 10 of Fred’s books and 3/5 x 20 = 12 of Bobbie’s books are signed by authors, a total of 22 books are signed by authors. This accounts for 22/60 = 11/30 of their books combined.

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