You check for available seats on the interactive ride. there are eight seats in a row. four of the seats in one row are occupied. what fraction of seats are available in that row?

Step-by-step explanation:

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X = Seats occupied in the row

Y = Total seats in the row

Z = Available seats

According to the data given

X = 4

Y = 8

Z = 8 - 4 = 4

The fraction of occupied seats is the same as that of occupied seats, since X = Z = 4 (there are the same number of seats available as occupied seats).

That fraction is

To take that fraction to its simplest forms, we calculate the Greatest Common Factor (GFC), using the factors of the numbers 4 and 8, and selecting the largest that is common to both, that is:

For 4:

1 x 4

2 x 2

Factors of 4 = 1,2,4

For 8:

1 x 8

2 x 4

Factors of 8 = 1,2,4,8

We see that the GFC for 4 and 8 is number 4.

Then we divide both parts of the fraction by 4.

The fraction of seats are available in the row es

Hope this helps!