Alex's sock drawer contains plain, spotted and striped socks in the ratio 5 : 3 : 8. what fraction of alex's socks are striped? give your answer in it's simplest form.

Plain : Spotted : Striped socks are in the ratio of 5 : 3 : 8

So we can say that number of plain socks = 5x

Number of spotted socks = 3x

Number of striped socks = 8x

Hence, total number of socks = 5x + 3x + 8x = 16x

⇒ Fraction of Striped Socks =

⇒ Fraction of Striped Socks =

⇒ Fraction of Striped Socks =

Hence, of Alex's socks are striped

1/8 3/16 3/4

step-by-step explanation:

you put them as all the same denominator and multiply